Open AccessEvaluation of the use of therapeutic footwear in people with diabetes mellitus – a scoping review
Author(s) -
Juliana Vallim Jorgetto,
Mônica Antar Gamba,
Denise Miyuki Kusahara
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.619
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2251-6581
DOI - 10.1007/s40200-019-00428-9
Subject(s) - diabetes mellitus , medicine , gerontology , psychology , intensive care medicine , endocrinology
Foot ulcers are one of the major complications of Diabetes Mellitus and are associated with increasing rates of morbidity and mortality. It is estimated that 2% of diabetic patients present lesions in the feet, with relapse rates between 30% and 40% in the first year after healing of the first ulcerations. Therapeutic footwear is one of the main strategies to prevent foot ulceration.