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Risk Factors for Plantar Foot Ulcer Recurrence in Neuropathic Diabetic Patients
Author(s) -
Roelof Waaijman,
Mirjam de Haart,
Mark L.J. Arts,
Daniël Wever,
Anke J.W.E. Verlouw,
Frans Nollet,
Sicco A. Bus
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
diabetes care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636
H-Index - 363
eISSN - 1935-5548
pISSN - 0149-5992
DOI - 10.2337/dc13-2470
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , foot (prosody) , heel , barefoot , diabetic foot , odds ratio , stride , diabetic foot ulcer , surgery , logistic regression , risk factor , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , philosophy , linguistics , anatomy , endocrinology
Recurrence of plantar foot ulcers is a common and major problem in diabetes but not well understood. Foot biomechanics and patient behavior may be important. The aim was to identify risk factors for ulcer recurrence and to establish targets for ulcer prevention.

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