title: Ankle fractures in diabetics.
abstract: Treatment of the diabetic patient with ankle fracture presents a unique set of challenges to the surgeon. The care of these patients should follow a multidisciplinary approach with a team of orthopedic and vascular surgeons, internists, anesthesiologists, nurses, and diabetic educators. Meticulous preoperative planning, intraoperative technique, and postoperative care can be decrease potential limb-threatening complications; however, complications will occur despite excellent care. Early recognition and treatment of preoperative complications is imperative. These patients require close attention for long periods, and the surgeon should plan on building a strong relationship with these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, 3471 Fifth Avenue, Kaufman Building Suite 1010, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
authors.forename: Victor R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Prisk
authors.forename: Dane K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Wukich
mesh_terms: D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D014945:Wound Healing