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ReviewJournal of the Royal Society of Medicine2017

Prevention and treatment of diabetic foot ulcers.

Jonathan Zhang Ming Lim, Natasha Su Lynn Ng, Cecil Thomas

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Review in Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 211 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Who cites it

211 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Procalcitonin and Diabetic Foot Ulcer Infections: A Meta-Analysis.Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism · 2025
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  13. The Role of the Notch1 Signaling Pathway in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Diabetic Foot: A Review.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Jonathan Zhang Ming Lim1 Diabetes Centre, Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool L9 7AL, UK.
Natasha Su Lynn Ng2 Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK.
Cecil Thomas1 Diabetes Centre, Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool L9 7AL, UK.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rising prevalence of diabetes estimated at 3.6 million people in the UK represents a major public health and socioeconomic burden to our National Health Service. Diabetes and its associated complications are of a growing concern. Diabetes-related foot complications have been identified as the single most common cause of morbidity among diabetic patients. The complicating factor of underlying peripheral vascular disease renders the majority of diabetic foot ulcers asymptomatic until latter evidence of non-healing ulcers become evident. Therefore, preventative strategies including annual diabetic foot screening and diabetic foot care interventions facilitated through a multidisciplinary team have been implemented to enable early identification of diabetic patients at high risk of diabetic foot complications. The National Diabetes Foot Care Audit reported significant variability and deficiencies of care throughout England and Wales, with emphasis on change in the structure of healthcare provision and commissioning, improvement of patient education and availability of healthcare access, and emphasis on preventative strategies to reduce morbidities and mortality of this debilitating disease. This review article aims to summarise major risk factors contributing to the development of diabetic foot ulcers. It also considers the key evidence-based strategies towards preventing diabetic foot ulcer. We discuss tools used in risk stratification and classifications of foot ulcer.

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Mass ScreeningWound HealingDiabetic FootHumansRisk Factorsdiabetic foot ulcergrowth factoroffloadingwound debridementwound dressing

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PMID28116957
PMCPMC5349377

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