Current therapeutic strategies in diabetic foot ulcers

A Perez-Favila, ML Martinez-Fierro… - Medicina, 2019 - mdpi.com
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are the fastest growing chronic complication of diabetes mellitus,
with more than 400 million people diagnosed globally, and the condition is responsible for …

Critical limb ischemia: current challenges and future prospects

L Uccioli, M Meloni, V Izzo, L Giurato… - Vascular health and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Critical limb ischemia (CLI) is considered the most severe pattern of peripheral artery
disease. It is defined by the presence of chronic ischemic rest pain, ulceration or gangrene …

Diabetic foot disorders: a clinical practice guideline (2006 revision)

RG Frykberg, T Zgonis, DG Armstrong, VR Driver… - The journal of foot and …, 2006 - Elsevier
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 …

ACC/AHA 2005 guidelines for the management of patients with peripheral arterial disease (lower extremity, renal, mesenteric, and abdominal aortic): executive …

AT Hirsch, ZJ Haskal, NR Hertzer, CW Bakal… - Journal of the American …, 2006 - jacc.org
These guidelines address the diagnosis and management of atherosclerotic, aneurysmal,
and thromboembolic peripheral arterial diseases (PADs). The clinical manifestations of PAD …

A systematic review of the effectiveness of revascularization of the ulcerated foot in patients with diabetes and peripheral arterial disease

RJ Hinchliffe, G Andros, J Apelqvist… - Diabetes/metabolism …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
In several large recent observational studies, peripheral arterial disease (PAD) was present
in up to 50% of the patients with a diabetic foot ulcer and was an independent risk factor for …

Effectiveness of revascularization of the ulcerated foot in patients with diabetes and peripheral artery disease: a systematic review

RJ Hinchliffe, JRW Brownrigg, G Andros… - Diabetes/metabolism …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Symptoms or signs of peripheral artery disease (PAD) can be observed in up to 50% of the
patients with a diabetic foot ulcer and is a risk factor for poor healing and amputation. In …

[HTML][HTML] Peripheral angioplasty as the first-choice revascularization procedure in diabetic patients with critical limb ischemia: prospective study of 993 consecutive …

E Faglia, L Dalla Paola, G Clerici, J Clerissi… - European journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of peripheral angioplasty (PTA) as the first-choice
revascularisation procedure in diabetic patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI). DESIGN …

Evidence-based protocol for diabetic foot ulcers

H Brem, P Sheehan, HJ Rosenberg… - Plastic and …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Background: Diabetic foot ulcers are the single biggest risk factor for nontraumatic foot
amputations in persons with diabetes. Foot ulcers occur in 12 to 25 percent of persons with …

A decade of experience with dorsalis pedis artery bypass: analysis of outcome in more than 1000 cases

FB Pomposelli, N Kansal, AD Hamdan, A Belfield… - Journal of vascular …, 2003 - Elsevier
Objective: The purpose of this study was to review our experience over the last decade with
the dorsalis pedis bypass for ischemic limb salvage in patients with diabetes mellitus …

Diabetic foot disorders. A clinical practice guideline. For the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons and the American College of Foot and Ankle Orthopedics …

RG Frykberg, DG Armstrong, J Giurini… - The Journal of foot …, 2000 - europepmc.org
Foot ulcerations, infections, and Charcot neuropathic osteoarthropathy are three serious foot
complications of diabetes mellitus that can too frequently lead to gangrene and lower limb …