Open AccessCan the different presentation of the diabetic ischaemic foot be explained by different distributions of arterial disease
Author(s) -
Pendry Elizabeth,
Rashid Hisham,
Edmonds Michael,
Phelan Rosalind
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of foot and ankle research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.763
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1757-1146
DOI - 10.1186/1757-1146-3-s1-o19
Subject(s) - medicine , foot (prosody) , diabetic foot , presentation (obstetrics) , ischaemic stroke , diabetes mellitus , ischaemic heart disease , rehabilitation , ischemia , physical therapy , surgery , endocrinology , philosophy , linguistics
Background and aims It is difficult to understand the various presentations of the diabetic ischaemic foot. The aim of the study was to investigate the clinical and angiological features of three presentations of the diabetic ischaemic foot: the painful ischaemic foot with tissue loss (group 1), the painful ischaemic foot with no tissue loss (group 2), and the painless ischaemic foot with tissue loss (group 3). The hypothesis was that Group 1 patients would have more extensive distribution.