title: The diabetic foot: the importance of coordinated care.
abstract: Because of the severe morbidity and mortality associated with diabetes, diabetic foot care is an essential component of a peripheral vascular service. The goal of this article is to describe the vascular diabetic foot care pathway and how the coordinated foot care service for diabetic patients is delivered at King's College Hospital, London.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Dean Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: C Jason
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Wilkins
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Thoraya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ammar
authors.affiliation: Vascular Laboratory, Department of Medical Engineering and Physics, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Deane
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Prashanth R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Vas
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Hisham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rashid
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Paul S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Sidhu
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Edmonds
keywords: coordinated diabetic foot care service; diabetic foot; interventional radiology; multidisciplinary team; peripheral vascular diseases; wound healing