Research Article: The Metabolic Characteristics of Patients at the Risk for Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Comparative Study of Diabetic Patients with and without Diabetic Foot
Introduction:
Diabetic foot is the infection, ulceration or destruction of tissues of the foot associated with neuropathy and/or peripheral artery disease in the lower extremity of a person with (a history of) diabetes mellitus. Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a break of the skin of the foot that includes minimally the epidermis and part of the dermis in a diabetic patient. To date, the summarized current investigations showed that the incidence of DFU was inconsistently due to the variations in study plot, different study…
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