Etiology, epidemiology, and disparities in the burden of diabetic foot ulcers

K McDermott, M Fang, AJM Boulton, E Selvin… - Diabetes …, 2023 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are a major source of preventable morbidity in adults with
diabetes. Consequences of foot ulcers include decline in functional status, infection …

Spectrum of diabetic neuropathy: new insights in diagnosis and treatment

BR Dillon, L Ang, R Pop-Busui - Annual Review of Medicine, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Diabetic neuropathy is a highly prevalent complication of diabetes. It consists of a broad
range of neuropathic conditions, such as distal symmetric polyneuropathy and various forms …

Evaluation and management of diabetes-related foot infections

NW Cortes-Penfield, DG Armstrong… - Clinical Infectious …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Diabetes-related foot ulcers (DFUs) have a global prevalence of 6.3%, reaching 13% in
North America [1]. DFUs have a dismal prognosis, with 5-and 10-year survival rates of …

The conundrum of diabetic neuropathies—past, present, and future

L Ang, K Mizokami-Stout, SA Eid, M Elafros… - Journal of Diabetes and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Diabetic neuropathy (DN) remains arguably the most prevalent chronic complication in
people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, including in youth, despite changes in the …

Racial/ethnic disparities in chronic wounds: Perspectives on linking upstream factors to health outcomes

J Cavalcante‐Silva, G Fantuzzi… - Wound Repair and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This review explores the complex relationship between social determinants of health and
the biology of chronic wounds associated with diabetes mellitus, with an emphasis on …

Associations between specialty care and improved outcomes among patients with diabetic foot ulcers

Y Liu, M Yu, JN LaMantia, J Mason Lobo, JJ Boutilier… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Objective Specialty care may improve diabetic foot ulcer outcomes. Medically underserved
populations receive less specialty care. We aimed to determine the association between …

Examining health care access disparities in Hispanic populations with peripheral artery disease and diabetes

S Bazikian, D Urbina, CH Hsu… - Vascular …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: This study investigated disparities in health care access for Hispanic adults with
diabetes and peripheral artery disease (PAD) who are at risk of lower-extremity amputation …

Outcomes of hallux amputation versus partial first ray resection in people with non-healing diabetic foot ulcers: a pragmatic observational cohort study

V Blanchette, L Houde, DG Armstrong… - … journal of lower …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
There are few data comparing outcomes after hallux amputation or partial first ray resection
after diabetic foot ulcer (DFU). In a similar context, the choice to perform one of these two …

[HTML][HTML] Diabetic foot disease in subjects with End-stage renal Disease: A nationwide study over 14 years highlighting an emerging threat

CW Lin, DG Armstrong, CH Huang, CH Lin… - Diabetes research and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aims To disclose prevalence, demographic, foot characteristics as well as management and
lower-extremity amputations (LEAs) of subjects with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on …

Using the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities framework to better understand disparities in major amputations

MB Brennan, TW Tan, MC Schechter… - Seminars in vascular …, 2023 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Recently, the United States experienced its first resurgence of major
amputations in more than 20 years. Compounding this rise is a longstanding history of …