RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Managing foot ulcers in patients with diabetes
JF Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
JO Drug Ther Bull
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 11
OP 14
DO 10.1136/dtb.2002.40211
VO 40
IS 2
YR 2002
UL http://dtb.bmj.com/content/40/2/11.abstract
AB Over 1 million people in the UK have diabetes mellitus,1 of whom around 7-10% will, at some point, develop a foot ulcer.2 These ulcers, which in severe cases extend to muscle and bone, are prone to infection and can lead to gangrene and may necessitate amputation. Around 85% of amputations in people with diabetes are preceded by persistent foot ulcers.3 Here, we review the management of such ulcers.