[Therapy for diabetic foot ulcers or gangrene with/without PAD].
The pathophysiology of chronic wounds differ from that of acute wounds, and the etiology has various, for example decubitus, diabetes, insufficient venous circulation, radiation, et al. Now, for diabetic foot ulcers with/without PAD, internist (diabetologist, interventionalist), radiologist, vascular surgeon, orthopedic surgeon, dermatologist, plastic surgeon tackle this difficult problem respectively. But it is far from total medical care as a team medicine. In this mini-review, I want to introduce our project for diabetic foot ulcers and gangrene with /without PAD, presenting our cases. I shall be happy if I can be of any help to any neurogenic foot problems in Hansen's disease.
Terashi
Hiroto
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Kobe University Hospital, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0017, Japan. terashi@med.kobe-u.ac.jp
D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005528:Foot / Q000473:pathology*; D005734:Gangrene / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D007918:Leprosy; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D011032:Podiatry / Q000379:methods*