The diabetic foot.
Amputation of the lower extremity is more frequent in diabetic patients than in the general population. Causative factors include foot deformities, neuropathy, dysvascularity, infection, and gangrene. A grading and treatment program is outlined for aid in treating the lesions that develop in these feet.
D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010358:Patient Participation; D012775:Shoes