Monday, November 15, 2010

Podiatrists and the Diabetic Foot

Two recent studies have shown just how important podiatrists are to managing the complications of the diabetic foot and in reducing the burden of lower limb amputation.

The first on one JAPMA showed:
Early identification of individuals at increased risk for lower-extremity ulceration and subsequent referral for advanced multidiscipline podiatric medical specialty care may decrease rates of ulceration and proximal amputation and improve survival in patients with diabetes mellitus who are at

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