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Diabetic Foot Ulcers - Clinical Guidelines and Quality Measures

Background. A diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) can be defined as a full-thickness wound (i.e, involving the subcutaneous tissue) below the ankle, or as a lesion of ...

Diabetic Foot Ulcer - Treatment

This topic covers management of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). For more details on antibiotic therapy and management of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) associated with ...

Diabetic Foot Ulcers - Classification Systems

This topic provides details on the most used classification systems for Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU): Wagner [1][2], University of Texas [3], Infection ...

Patient Education - Diabetic Foot Ulcer

... Diabetic Foot Ulcers for patients and caregivers

Diabetic Foot Ulcer - Introduction and Assessment

A diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) can be defined as a full-thickness wound below the ankle, or as a lesion of the foot penetrating through the dermis, in people ...

Diabetic Foot Ulcer - Prevention

[2] Therefore, long-term maintenance must be addressed even for healed ulcers to prevent recurrence. This topic provides a systematic approach to evaluating ...

Patient Education - Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Diabetic Foot Ulcer

... Topic for patients and caregivers

Diabetic Foot Ulcer - Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

We take this definition directly from the (NCD) 20.29.[3]: "Standard wound care in patients with diabetic wounds includes: assessment of a patient's vascular ...

Arterial Ulcer - Surgical Treatment

... For surgical treatment of patients with DFU associated with ischemia, see topic " Diabetic Foot Ulcer Associated with Ischemia - Management"

Offloading Devices

For more on standard care, see topic "Diabetic Foot Ulcer - Treatment". Offloading. Definitions: Offloading in the context of this topic refers to pressure ...

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