title: Screening techniques to identify the diabetic patient at risk of ulceration.
abstract: Foot problems are common in diabetic patients, with neuropathy and peripheral vascular disease being the main causative factors. Identification of high-risk feet can be accomplished by using basic clinical skills and simple equipment. Limb amputation is the most preventable of the long-term diabetes complications and a multidisciplinary approach can achieve a dramatic reduction of major limb amputations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Simeone
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Veves
mesh_terms: D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D010808:Physical Examination; D012677:Sensation