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<p>Diabetes is a socially significant disease that brings a significant burden to healthcare systems worldwide. The vicious nature of the disease affects almost all of the systems and organs of the body. The foot is one of the most important and clinically significant areas where these complications are manifested. Diabetic foot gangrene is a leading cause of non-traumatic foot loss worldwide. Although the disease has been known for over a decade, understanding it has gone through highs and lows, leading to suboptimal results in many cases. In this review article, we focused on diabetic foot and the methods for evaluation and assessment of the condition to properly initiate adequate treatment.</p>
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Diabetes is a socially significant disease that brings a significant burden to healthcare systems worldwide. The vicious nature of the disease affects almost all of the systems and organs of the body. The foot is one of the most important and clinically significant areas where these complications are manifested. Diabetic foot gangrene is a leading cause of non-traumatic foot loss worldwide. Although the disease has been known for over a decade, understanding it has gone through highs and lows, leading to suboptimal results in many cases. In this review article, we focused on diabetic foot and the methods for evaluation and assessment of the condition to properly initiate adequate treatment.

Diabetic Foot: Old Disease, New Challenges

Department of Surgical Propaedeutics 1st Surgical Clinic

Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research

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{"article-title":"Diabetic Foot: Old Disease, New Challenges"}

Diabetes is a socially significant disease that brings a significant burden to healthcare systems worldwide. The vicious nature of the disease affects almost...

Diabetic Foot: Old Disease, New Challenges

Published Online: Aug 10, 2023

Page range: 17 - 24

Received: Jan 12, 2023

Accepted: Jun 15, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jbcr-2023-0002

Keywords
diabetic foot, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic foot infection

© 2023 Dobromir D. Nguen et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Diabetic Foot: Old Disease, New Challenges

Published Online: Aug 10, 2023

Page range: 17 - 24

Received: Jan 12, 2023

Accepted: Jun 15, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jbcr-2023-0002

Keywordsdiabetic foot, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic foot infection

© 2023 Dobromir D. Nguen et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
diabetic foot, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic foot infection