A Clinical Study and Surgical Management Of Foot Lesions In Diabetic Patients

A Clinical Study and Surgical Management Of Foot Lesions In Diabetic Patients

Authors

  • Dr.Sunil B. Magadum
  • Dr.Madhushree S. Khandale
  • Dr.Vijay Kulkarni
  • Dr.Mose Ingty

Keywords:

Diabetic foot, cellulitis, gangrene

Abstract

Background & Objectives: The surgical complication of diabetes mellitus has been a common clinical problem. The present study was undertaken to evaluate patients clinicaly with respect to age, sex, presentation and to do other specific investigations. The patients were treated by surgical methods, and the outcome was monitored. The ulcer is most common presentation of diabetic foot. Majority of patient comes under Wagner’s grade 3.Only 26 patients came for follow up out of 50 patients. Objective is to study various presentations of foot ulcers in case of diabetic foot, to study the grades of lesions in diabetic foot, to evaluate methods of surgical management in diabetic foot ulcers. [Magadum S et al NJIRM 2015; 6(3):36-39]

References

1. Boulton AJ. The Diabetic foot; A Global View.Diabetes Metab. Res Rev 2000: 16 (suppl 1);S2-5.
2. Ramani, A. Kundaje G.N:Etiology of diabetic foot ulceration,JAPI 38:843-845, 1990. 3. Oyibo SO, Jude EB, Tarawneh I, Nguyen HC, Armstrong DG, Harkless LB, Boulton AJ: The effects of ulcer size and site, patient's age, sex and type and duration of diabetes on the outcome of diabetic foot ulcers. Diabet Med; 2001 Feb;18(2);133-8. 4. Massachusetts Medical Society; N Engl J Med 1955; 253;685-688.
5. Murdoch DP, Armstrong DG, Dacus JB, Laughlin TJ, Morgan CB,Lavery LA (1997) The natural history of amputations. J Foot Ankle Surg 36;204–208.
6. Abdulrazak A, Bitar Z I, Al-Shamali A A , Mobasher L A. Bacteriological Study of Diabetic Foot Infections. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications.2005 May-June; 19(3): 138-41.
7. Calhoun J.H.et al: Treatment of Diabetic Foot, Foot Ankle 1988 Dec;9(3);101-6. 8. Pendsey SP. Understanding diabetic foot. Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries. 2010 Apr-Jun; 30(2); 75–79.
9. Bouter K.P.et al : Eur. J. Med 1993. Apr(2); 215-18.
10. Levin ME; Pathogenesis and General Management of Foot Lesions in Diabetic Patients, 6th edition. 2001, 219-260.

Downloads

Published

2018-01-10

How to Cite

Magadum, D. B., Khandale, D. S., Kulkarni, D., & Ingty, D. (2018). A Clinical Study and Surgical Management Of Foot Lesions In Diabetic Patients: A Clinical Study and Surgical Management Of Foot Lesions In Diabetic Patients. National Journal of Integrated Research in Medicine, 6(3), 36–39. Retrieved from http://nicpd.ac.in/ojs-/index.php/njirm/article/view/908

Issue

Section

Original Articles