title: [The diabetic foot from the viewpoint of infection surgery].
abstract: Pressure ulceration and bacterial superinfection are main risk factors for the diabetic foot. Surgical interventions for prophylaxis and treatment of infection are demanded. The aim of emergency surgery to treat infection is conservation of as much foot as possible. Therapeutic strategies and an algorithm are established for definite treatment of the infected diabetic foot: primary treatment of infection--arterial revascularization--amputation--orthopedic shoesupply.
authors.affiliation: Departement Chirurgie, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Brunner
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012307:Risk Factors; D015163:Superinfection / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Der diabetische Fuss aus infektchirurgischer Sicht.