Foot complications in people with diabetes

Foot complications are the most common cause of hospital admission of people with diabetes and a frequent cause of amputation. Neuropathy and peripheral arterial disease make the foot particularly vulnerable to ulceration, but infection is often the pathology precipitating presentation. Recognition of the patient at risk of ulceration may allow interventions to prevent the development of foot complications. When complications do occur, urgent treatment is required to prevent limb loss; the infected foot in a patient with diabetes is a surgical emergency.
Source: Surgery (Medicine Publishing) - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Vascular Surgery – II Source Type: research