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. 2020 Feb 20:21:7-9.
eCollection 2020 Jan-Apr.

Focusing on Diabetic Ulcers

C Setacci  1 , D Benevento  1 , G De Donato  1 , E Viviani  2 , U M Bracale  2 , L Del Guercio  2 , G Palasciano  1 , F Setacci  3
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Focusing on Diabetic Ulcers

C Setacci et al. Transl Med UniSa. .

Abstract

Foot ulcers associated with Diabetes mellitus require immediate attention due to risk of amputation if left untreated. Herein we focus on the mitigating risk factors and physiopathology of the diabetic foot, recounting our own surgical approach and revascularization procedures.

Keywords: Diabetes mellitus; lower limb amputation; vascular surgery.

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