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2. Diabetic foot - Wikipedia

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   Prevention of diabetic foot may include optimising metabolic control via the regulation of blood glucose levels; identification and screening of people at high risk for diabetic foot ulceration, especially those with advanced painless neuropathy; and patient education in order to promote foot self-examination and foot care knowledge.

3. Diabetic foot infection - Wikipedia

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   Diabetic foot infection is any infection of the foot in a diabetic person. [2] The most frequent cause of hospitalization for diabetic patients is due to foot infections. [ 3 ] Symptoms may include pus from a wound, redness, swelling, pain, warmth, tachycardia , or tachypnea. [ 4 ]

4. Objective structured clinical examination - Wikipedia

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   An objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) is an approach to the assessment of clinical competence in which the components are assessed in a planned or structured way with attention being paid to the objectivity of the examination which is basically an organization framework consisting of multiple stations around which students rotate and at which students perform and are assessed on ...

5. Diabetic foot ulcer - Wikipedia

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   Diabetic foot ulcer is a breakdown of the skin and sometimes deeper tissues of the foot that leads to sore formation. It is thought to occur due to abnormal pressure or mechanical stress chronically applied to the foot, usually with concomitant predisposing conditions such as peripheral sensory neuropathy, peripheral motor neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy or peripheral arterial disease. [1]

6. Diabetic neuropathy - Wikipedia

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   Diabetic peripheral neuropathy can be diagnosed with a history and physical examination. The diagnosis is considered in people who develop pain or numbness in a leg or foot with a history of diabetes. Muscle weakness, pain, balance loss, and lower limb dysfunction are the most common clinical manifestations. [7]

7. Buerger's test - Wikipedia

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   Buerger's test is performed in an assessment of arterial sufficiency. It is named after Leo Buerger.The vascular angle, which is also called Buerger's angle, is the angle to which the leg has to be raised before it becomes pale, whilst lying down.

8. David G. Armstrong - Wikipedia

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   Born February 18, 1969 (age 55)Santa Maria, California, U.S.: Occupation: Physician, Researcher: Notable works: University of Texas Wound Classification System, [1] the Instant Total Contact Cast, [2] the Diabetic Foot Surgery Classification System, [3] the Team Approach to Amputation Prevention and Comprehensive Diabetic Foot Assessment Guidelines [4] The concept of "the diabetic foot in ...

9. Pedobarography - Wikipedia

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   The first documented pedobarographic study was published in 1882 and used rubber and ink to record foot pressures. [1] Numerous studies using similar apparatus were conducted in the early- and mid-twentieth century, [1] [2] but it was not until the advent of the personal computer that electronic apparatus were developed and that pedobarography became practical for routine clinical use. [3]