Wound assessment is complex and requires a range of clinical skills and knowledge. It has never been more important to challenge current assessment paradigms and extend our...
Incidence of diabetes among the world’s adult population has almost quadrupled in the past 30 years with 422 million adults worldwide now diagnosed with the disease, according to...
Presentation from David Armstrong filmed at Wounds UK 2014 Conference in Harrogate. Looking back at the innovations seen in the last decade, and thinking of new ways to treat...
The incidence of diabetic foot complications in the Republic of Ireland is not known. A cross-sectional pilot study was undertaken to identify the prevalence of diabetic foot...
Podiatrists are specialists who assess, diagnose and treat disorders, diseases and deformities affecting the feet and lower limb.Specialist areas in podiatry relate mainly to...
The Diabetic Foot Ulcer Wound Management Quick Guide comprises: A review of the TIME framework to optimise wound management A management plan for each step of DFU...
The range of comorbidities experienced by people who require lower-limb surgery to manage diabetic foot disease are many. These comorbidites make the undertaken of general...
The gold standard for diabetic foot ulcer treatment includes debridement of devitalised wound tissue, management of any infection, revascularisation procedures when indicated and...
A complex, highly exuding wound presents a challenge to even the most experienced clinician. For an effective management approach, the clinician must be able to select the correct...
In this issue of Wounds International, the focus is on the diabetic foot ulcer, and there are a number of interesting articles included by authors from different countries offering...
