Patients with diabetic neuropathy are at a higher risk of developing complications, especially Charcot arthropathy. Early diagnosis and intervention is the key to optimizing outcome. Therefore, diabetic patients with a lower extremity injury should be screened with sensory testing using a 5.07 monofilament.
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