title: Healing diabetic foot ulcers step by step.
abstract: Diabetic foot is a leading cause of admission, amputation, and mortality in diabetic patients. A multidisciplinary team approach is highly recommended for the management of patients with foot problems. To heal diabetic foot ulcers, all methods have to be conducted step by step under an efficient program, and all specialists should be well organized also, which was confirmed by the 2 cases described in this article.
authors.affiliation: The 306 Hospital of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Yufeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Zhangrong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Xiaobing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D058729:Peripheral Arterial Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*