Diabetic foot is a serious complication of diabetes which aggravates the patient's condition
whilst also having significant socioeconomic impact. The aim of the present review is to …

The burden of diabetic foot disease (DFD) is expected to increase in the future. The
incidence of DFD is still rising due to the high prevalence of DFD predisposing factors. DFD …

Background Diabetes mellitus continues to grow in global prevalence and to consume an
increasing amount of health care resources. One of the key areas of morbidity associated …

The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is growing at epidemic proportions in the United States
and worldwide. Most alarming is the steady increase in type 2 diabetes, especially among …

OBJECTIVE Recurrence of plantar foot ulcers is a common and major problem in diabetes
but not well understood. Foot biomechanics and patient behavior may be important. The aim …

Improving ability to predict and prevent diabetic foot ulceration is imperative because of the
high personal and financial costs of this complication. We therefore conducted a systematic …

OBJECTIVE: Diabetic foot ulceration is a preventable long-term complication of diabetes. A
multicenter prospective follow-up study was conducted to determine which risk factors in foot …

Lower extremity complications in persons with diabetes have become an increasingly
significant public health concern in both the developed and developing world. These …

Background: Contracture of the gastrocnemius-soleus complex has well-documented
deleterious effects on lower-limb function in spastic or neurologically impaired individuals …

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a major sequela of diabetes mellitus and may have
a detrimental effect on the gait of people with this complication. DPN causes a disruption in …