Open AccessThe Diabetic Foot: New Challenges in Management and Care
Author(s) -
Νικόλαος Παπάνας
Publication year - 2020
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.53902/sojccts.2020.01.000501
Subject(s) - diabetic foot , context (archaeology) , foot (prosody) , medicine , intensive care medicine , diabetes mellitus , foot care , management strategy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , geography , business , endocrinology , business administration , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) remain difficult to heal and notoriously tend to relapse, approximately 40% at 1 year and 65% at 5 years.1 In this context, progress is needed in 6 areas: