Introduction Diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DFO) poses a serious threat to the quality of life and survival of patients, and systemic antibiotic therapy is effective and plays a pivotal role in the ...

Compromised restoration of the skin barrier function of closed diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), as measured by high ...

The rainy season brings added risks for people with foot ulcers, but with timely recognition of warning signs and proper care ...

Diabetic foot ulcers can be slow to heal and prone to recurring. A new study employed an existing method, used on burns ...

Currently, there is no widely used test to check how fully a diabetic foot ulcer has healed below the surface. Doctors ...

Walking can be a great way to help manage blood sugar. But the wrong shoes can put your feet at risk for all kinds of issues.

In patients with diabetic foot ulcers that looked healed and met the current definition of a closed wound, closed ulcers with ...

Charcot foot is an uncommon deformity that happens due to nerve damage if you have diabetes. In Charcot's foot, the bones and joints of your foot can become infected and sometimes need amputation if ...

Charcot foot is a complication of diabetes that leads to nerve damage in the foot and possibly deformity. Learn about causes, ...

Gout is a type of inflammatory arthritis characterised by sudden, severe joint pain, often in the big toe, caused by the ...

While often overlooked, your toenails and feet play a huge role in your overall health and it’s important to pay attention to their condition,’ says Sheena Bagga, pharmacist prescriber at ...

The sample size of 220 was estimated based on the number needed to detect associations of S-TOFHLA categories (adequate vs inadequate health literacy) with foot ulcer incidence over 4 years in the ...