PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Lower extremity amputations (LEAs) are among the most severe complications of diabetes, with approximately 1.5 million procedures performed globally each year. This review explores the impact of social and structural determinants o...
Diabetic foot Ulceration (DFU) is a severe complication of diabetic foot syndrome, often leading to amputation. In patients with neuropathy, ulcer formation is facilitated by elevated plantar tissue stress under insensate feet. This study presents a ...
Growing rates of chronic wound occurrence, especially in patients with diabetes, has become a recent concerning trend. Chronic wounds are difficult and costly to treat, and have become a serious burden on health care systems worldwide. Innovative dee...
Diabetes mellitus is a worldwide epidemic that leads to significant changes in foot shape, deformities, and ulcers. Precise classification of diabetic foot not only helps identify foot abnormalities but also facilitates personalized treatment and pre...
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to conduct an in-depth analysis of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) images using deep learning models, achieving automated segmentation and classification of the wounds, with the goal of exploring the application of artificial int...
The burden of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) is exacerbated in diabetic patients with concomitant arteriosclerotic occlusion disease (ASO) in the lower extremities, who experience more severe symptoms and poorer prognoses. The study aims to develop a pre...
BACKGROUND: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) constitute a significant complication among individuals with diabetes and serve as a primary cause of nontraumatic lower-extremity amputation (LEA) within this population. We aimed to develop machine learning (...
BACKGROUND: Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common chronic complication of diabetes, marked by symptoms like hyperalgesia, numbness, and swelling that impair quality of life. Nerve conduction abnormalities in DPN significantly increase the ...
BACKGROUND: Despite a variety of literature reviews, there is limited understanding of the learning strategies healthcare professionals use to help patients adopt and maintain effective foot care practices.
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a common and serious complication of diabetes, presenting as open sores or wounds on the sole. They result from impaired blood circulation and neuropathy associated with diabetes, increasing the risk of severe infectio...
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