Objective We examined associations between ulcer bioburden and ulcer outcomes in neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs ... Sixty-five (84.4%) had ulcers that healed during follow-up; weeks ...

We examined the role of vascular function and inflammation in the development and failure to heal diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). We followed 104 diabetic patients for a period of 18.4 ± 10.8 months.

These issues put patients with diabetes at greater risk for foot ulcers, non-healing wounds, and infections that, left untreated, often result in loss of a limb. Jose Samano faced a dire situation ...

Foot ulcers can result from factors like high blood sugar, poor circulation, neuropathy and foot abnormalities.” He cautioned ...

A hospital trust is one of only a handful in the country offering routine limb-saving plastic surgery for diabetic patients suffering from foot ulcers. Diabetic foot ulcers affect more than 18 ...