Abstract:Aims:To determine the prevalence, pattern and presentation of the diabetic foot ulcer. Background: A diabetic foot ulcer is a major complication in diabetes mellitus and probably the major component of diabetic foot. It occurs in 15% of all patients with diabetes and precedes 84% of all lower leg amputations. Poverty, low economic status and ignorance have resulted in this devastating disease. It may worsen in the next decade. There are multiple risk factors that predispose an individual to DM foot ulcer; they… Show more
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