Diabetic foot ulcer carries high amputation and mortality rates, particularly in the presence of advanced age, peripheral artery disease and anemia.

Autor: Costa RHR; University Hospital, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil., Cardoso NA; Post-Graduate Program for Surgery and Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil., Procópio RJ; Endovascular Unit of University Hospital, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil., Navarro TP; Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil., Dardik A; Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA., de Loiola Cisneros L; Department of Physiotherapy, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Electronic address: ligialoyola@gmail.com.

Publikováno v: Diabetes & metabolic syndrome [Diabetes Metab Syndr] 2017 Dec; Vol. 11 Suppl 2, pp. S583-S587. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Apr 12.