ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2021
Differences in initial versus recurrent diabetic foot ulcers at a specialized tertiary diabetic foot care center in China.
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- Development of a core descriptor set for studies assessing interventions for diabetes-related foot ulceration.Diabetologia · 2026Pooled it
- Risk Factors for First-Ever Diabetes-Related Foot Ulcer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International wound journal · 2025Pooled it
- Risk factors associated with the recurrence of diabetic foot ulcers: A meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Incidence and risk factors for amputation in Chinese patients with diabetic foot ulcers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Pooled it
- [Construction and preliminary validation of a risk prediction model for the recurrence of diabetic foot ulcer in diabetic patients].Zhonghua shao shang yu chuang mian xiu fu za zhi · 2023Pooled it
- Influencing factors for the recurrence of diabetic foot ulcers: A meta-analysis.International wound journal · 2023Pooled it
- Plasma-activated water: a dual-action disinfectant and wound-healing therapy for diabetes-related foot infections.FEMS microbiology reviews · 2026Review
- Engineering macrophage phenotype switching via nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor protein 3 inflammasome inhibition: A translational approach using antibiotic cement for diabetic foot ulcers.Bioengineering & translational medicine · 2025Article
- The risk factors in diabetic foot ulcers and predictive value of prognosis of wound tissue vascular endothelium growth factor.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- A Review of Immunomodulatory Reprogramming by Probiotics in Combating Chronic and Acute Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFUs).Pharmaceutics · 2022Review
- [Clinical Characteristics of Diabetic Patients with Initial and Recurrent Foot Ulcers].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2022Article
- A review of non-invasive sensors and artificial intelligence models for diabetic foot monitoring.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Review
- Exploring the barriers of patients with diabetic foot complications in China: a qualitative interview study.Annals of translational medicine · 2021Article
- The Validity and Efficacy of a Preventative Intervention Model for Reducing Ulcer Recurrence in Diabetic Patients in Indonesia.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the characteristics of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) recurrence.
methodsA total of 573 patients with DFUs were recruited and divided into an initial group (395 patients) and a recurrence group (178 patients). The factors related to recurrence were analyzed using multivariate regression.
resultsThe recurrence group had longer diabetes duration (odds ratio [OR] 192; 95% confidence interval 120, 252 vs. 156; 96, 240); lower glycated hemoglobin levels (OR 8.1; 95% CI 6.8, 9.6 vs. 9.1; 7.4, 10.5), and higher rates than the initial group of amputation (37.5% vs. 2.0%), history of vascular intervention (21.3% vs. 3.9%), retinopathy (77.7% vs. 64.7%), callus (44.4% vs. 20.8%), foot deformity (51.2% vs. 24.6%), and outdoor sports shoe wearing (34.0% vs. 21.2%). Multiple factor logistic regression analysis showed that diabetes duration (OR 1.004), callus (OR 2.769), vascular intervention (OR 2.824) and amputation (OR 22.256) were independent risk factors for DFU recurrence.
conclusionDiabetes duration, callus, history of vascular intervention, and amputation were independent risk factors for recurrent DFUs in a cohort of Chinese patients with active DFU. The prevention and treatment of DFUs, especially callus treatment, foot care, and blood glucose control, should be improved in China.
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