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Foot ulcer

Foot ulcer: Introduction

The foot is a reasonably common location for skin ulcers, especially in people suffering from diabetes or circulatory disorders. ...more »

Symptoms of Foot ulcer

• A break in the skin of the foot
• Foot pain
• Bleeding
• Foot swelling
• Discharge from the site of skin breakdown
• more symptoms...»

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Foot ulcer?

• Misdiagnosis of Foot ulcer
• Failure to diagnose Foot ulcer
• Hidden causes of Foot ulcer (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Foot ulcer

Foot ulcer: Deaths

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Causes of Foot ulcer

• Foot injury
• Foot wound
• Diabetes
• Type 1 diabetes
• Type 2 diabetes
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More information about causes of Foot ulcer:

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• Foot ulcer as a symptom
• Cause statistics for Foot ulcer

Disease Topics Related To Foot ulcer

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• Diabetic ulcer
• Venous ulcer
• Arterial ulcer
• Pressure ulcer
• Bed sores
• more related diseases...»

Misdiagnosis and Foot ulcer

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Foot ulcer: Research Doctors & Specialists

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• Skin Health Specialists (Dermatology):
  • Dermatology (Skin Health Specialists)
  • Dermatopathology
  • Pediatric Dermatology (Child Skin Health)
  • Dermatological Immunology / Diagnostic Laboratory (Skin Allergies)
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Latest Treatments for Foot ulcer

• Surgical repair
• Pressure stockings
• Elevation
• Surgical debridement
• Clindamycin
• more treatments...»

See full list of 21 latest treatments for Foot ulcer

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Foot ulcer

Medical research articles related to Foot ulcer include:

• Psychotherapy intervention to reduce depressive symptoms in patients with diabetic foot syndrome
• Skin replacement therapies for diabetic foot ulcers: Systematic review and meta-analysis
• Effect of weight-bearing activity on foot ulcer incidence in people with diabetic peripheral neuropathy: feet first randomized controlled trial
• Comparison of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Utilizing Vacuum-Assisted Closure to Advanced Moist Wound Therapy in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
• Type of incision for below knee amputation
• Comparison of four systems of classification of diabetic foot ulcers in Tanzania
• more research...»

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Foot ulcer: Animations

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Research about Foot ulcer

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Clinical Trials for Foot ulcer

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Foot ulcer include:

• Efficacy and Safety Study in the Treatment of Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Herbal Preparation Used as Adjuvant Therapy on Diabetic Ulcers - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Herbal Formula1: Eliminate Toxicity & Generate Flesh Sachet,Herbal Formula 2: Clear Heat & Generate Fluid Sachet
• Achilles Tendon Lengthening in Patients With Diabetes to Prevent Foot Ulcers - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• A Study on the Efficacy and Safety of Long-Term Treatment and Re-Treatment of Lower Extremity Diabetic Ulcers With REGRANEX - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Becaplermin
• Safety and Efficacy Study of MRE0094 to Treat Chronic, Neuropathic, Diabetic Foot Ulcers - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - MRE0094
• more trials...»

See full list of 34 Clinical Trials for Foot ulcer

Statistics for Foot ulcer

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• Death and Mortality statistics for Foot ulcer
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Foot ulcer: Broader Related Topics

• Foot conditions
• Lower limb conditions
• Limb conditions
• Skin conditions
• more types...»

Types of Foot ulcer

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