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To provide an evidence-based clinical update on the prevention and initial primary care management of diabetic foot complications.

November 16, 2017BMJOpen Access

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SMSatish MishraVanderbilt University Medical Center KCKunal C ChhatbarBhabha Atomic Research Centre KAKashikar Aditi

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Clinical review outlines prevention and initial management of foot disease in diabetes, highlighting that primary care screening and early intervention reduce amputation risk.

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To provide an evidence-based clinical update on the prevention and initial primary care management of diabetic foot complications.
Synthesized clinical evidence on diabetic foot epidemiology, tissue damage, and risk factors.
Summarized recommended screening routines and initial primary care interventions for at-risk feet.
Foot disease affects approximately 6% of individuals with diabetes, leading to infection, ulceration, and tissue destruction.
Between 0.03% and 1.5% of patients with diabetic foot require an amputation.
Most diabetic foot ulcers are preventable with consistent foot care and proactive risk factor screening in primary care.

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Mishra et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d83d3f52654bb436d18d8d https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j5064

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Clinical review outlines prevention and initial management of foot disease in diabetes, highlighting that primary care screening and early intervention reduce amputation risk.

Diabetic foot

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