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Management of the diabetic foot

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Critical Limb Ischemia

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Diabetes mellitus affects about 2–5% of the general population and nearly 50% of the affected population is unaware of the presence of the illness [14,24]. The most important complication is the development of ulcers/gangrene of the foot. This occurs in about 10% of all elderly diabetic patients [12]. The ageadjusted rate of lower limb amputations is approximately 10–15 times that of patients without diabetes [19]. A perioperative mortality rate as high as 25% and a poor survival after amputation, with only 50% alive after 3 years indicates that the management of these patients is an enormous health care problem [3].

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  1. Dept. of General and Vascular Surgery, General Hospital Cologne-Porz, Academic Teaching Hospital of the University of Cologne, Urbacher Weg 19, 51149, Cologne, Germany

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Claeys, L. (1995). Management of the diabetic foot. In: Horsch, S., Claeys, L. (eds) Critical Limb Ischemia. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72515-9_30

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