Objective Foot complications in patients with diabetes or peripheral artery disease (PAD) are
serious events in the life of these patients that often lead to amputations and mortality. No …

Aim This review investigated the current state of knowledge on negative pressure wound
therapy (NPWT) used to treat diabetic foot ulceration (DFU), its clinical effectiveness and any …

Objective. Patients with diabetic foot ulcers undergoing amputations have poor prognosis.
Malnutrition usually occurs in this population and is associated with increased risk of …

Abnormal, persistent inflammation after bypass surgery could prevent healing of an
ischaemic foot lesion. In 37 patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD)(Rutherford Grade …

Methods: 87 amputees [54 (62.1%) transtibial and 33 (37.9%) transfemoral] were included.
Mean ages were 70.7 and 69.3 years in transfemoral and transtibial groups, respectively …

The aim of the study is to investigate effects of morbid obesity on patients hospitalized with
diabetic foot ulcers and infections (DFU/Is). This retrospective cohort study of hospitalized …

Diabetic foot amputation is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. To prevent
cardiovascular complications along with vasculopathy in the course of diabetes mellitus, a …

Objective: Despite the development of microscopic reconstructive techniques for lower limb
salvage, major limb amputation is still required for critical, unsalvageable lower leg wounds …

Objective: The number of patients with foot gangrene caused by critical ischaemia and
severe infection is increasing significantly in developed countries. The measurement of …

Background: Excessive proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs)
are the main causes of restenosis (RS) in diabetic lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD) …