A simple protocol can assess the diabetic foot for the presence of predisposing factors for ulcerations and amputation, and can be used to guide treatment, according to recommendations developed by an American Diabetes Association task force.
The protocol consists of a history, general examination, and an assessment of dermatologic, musculoskeletal, neurologic, and vascular factors. Details of the protocol were issued by the American Diabetes Association, with the endorsement of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, in a report in the August issue of Diabetes Care by Dr. Andrew J. M. Boulton and his colleagues in a task force of the ADA's Foot Care Interest Group. Read More....
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Diabetic Foot Care protocol
August 16, 2008
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