Why people with diabetes suffer foot ulceration.
Many people with diabetes (15-20%) develop foot-related complications (Boulton et al, 1999). These complications result from a number of pathophysiological changes that occur as part of the chronic disease process and that bring with them a significantly increased risk of foot ulceration and lower-limb amputation. Julie Vuolo explains what these changes are.
Vuolo
Julie
J
University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield.
D001775:Blood Circulation; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006113:United Kingdom