RT Book, Section
A1 Mahoney, Edward
A2 McCulloch, Joseph M.
A2 Kloth, Luther C.
SR Print(0)
ID 1184831628
T1 Diabetic Foot Ulcerations
T2 Wound Healing Evidence-Based Management, 4e
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803619043
LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184831628
RD 2024/04/23
AB There  are  an  estimated  23.6  million  people  in  the  United  States  with  diabetes,  which  is  roughly  7.8%  of  the  population.1  Although  comprising  less  than  8%  of  the  total  population,  people  with  diabetes  account  for  more  than  60%  of  nontraumatic  lower  limb  amputations.  In  the  year  2004,  approximately  71,000  nontraumatic  lower-limb  amputations  were  performed  in  people  with  diabetes.2  The  total  annual  economic  cost  of  diabetes  in  2004  was  estimated  to  be  $174  billion  dollars.1  One  of  the  major  complications  of  diabetes  is  lower  extremity  amputation,  which  is  often  preceded  by  ulcer  formation.  It  can  be  difficult  to  identify  the  cause  of  complications  because  there  are  so  many  factors  that  play  a  role  in  the  development  of  foot  problems.  As  the  number  of  people  diagnosed  with  diabetes  and  the  number  of  foot  complications  associated  with  it  continues  to  rise,  it  is  becoming  even  more  important  to  develop  an  understanding  of  the  factors  leading  to  ulceration  and,  ultimately,  strategies  to  correct  them.