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JAAPA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
Volume 28, Issue 5, Pages 28-34Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000464276.44117.b1
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diabetes; foot ulcers; amputation; peripheral neuropathy; glycemic control; peripheral arterial disease
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Diabetic foot ulcers are a devastating component of diabetes progression and are caused by loss of glycemic control, peripheral neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease, and immunosuppression. An estimated 15% of patients with diabetes have diabetic foot ulcers. This article describes the pathogenesis, diagnosis, clinical management, and advances in wound treatment for diabetic foot ulcers.
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