title: [The diabetic foot syndrome - an interdisciplinary challenge].
abstract: Therapy and diagnosis of the diabetic foot syndrome are almost standardized, all procedures are well established. There are no challenges in technical dimensions. But the rate of major amputations remains unacceptably high in Germany. Because there are other causes than lack of medical knowledge, this review describes the somatologic, psychiatric, and philosophic perspectives of the problem.
authors.affiliation: Diabeteszentrum Nord, Medizinische Klinik Nord, Dortmund. risse@diabetes.de
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authors.lastname: Risse
mesh_terms: D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010348:Patient Care Team; D013577:Syndrome