TY - JOUR
T1 - Risk factors for diabetic foot ulceration
T2 - A Logical approach to treatment
AU - Armstrong, David G.
AU - Lavery, Lawrence A.
AU - Wunderlich, Robert P.
PY - 1998/5
Y1 - 1998/5
N2 - Appropriate management of the diabetic foot in a multidisciplinary setting requires knowledge of the risk factors leading to ulceration and limb loss. This article will review the most common risk factors for ulceration and present a validated, treatment-based method to appropriately communicate both the status of the diabetic wound and, more important, the patient's location on a spectrum of risk for amputation.
AB - Appropriate management of the diabetic foot in a multidisciplinary setting requires knowledge of the risk factors leading to ulceration and limb loss. This article will review the most common risk factors for ulceration and present a validated, treatment-based method to appropriately communicate both the status of the diabetic wound and, more important, the patient's location on a spectrum of risk for amputation.
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U2 - 10.1097/00152192-199805000-00005
DO - 10.1097/00152192-199805000-00005
M3 - Article
C2 - 9678004
AN - SCOPUS:0032057190
SN - 1071-5754
VL - 25
SP - 123
EP - 128
JO - Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing
JF - Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing
IS - 3
ER -