Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide
Foot Ulcers
DEFINITION
- Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU): A full-thickness wound, through the dermis, below the ankle on a weight-bearing or exposed surface in an individual with diabetes.[29][25]
- These ulcerations can have a prolonged period to heal.
- DFUs are categorized as being purely neuropathic, purely ischemic, or neuroischemic (mixed).
- Most common sites: plantar surface of foot (metatarsal heads and midfoot), toes (dorsal interphalangeal joints or distal tip).
- Pathogenesis: DFUs frequently caused by repetitive injury to an insensate or vascular compromised foot.
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Last updated: July 7, 2020
Citation
Shin, Laura, et al. "Foot Ulcers." Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide, 2020. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547054/all/Foot_Ulcers.
Shin L, Armstrong D, Sanders LJ. Foot Ulcers. Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. 2020. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547054/all/Foot_Ulcers. Accessed December 7, 2023.
Shin, L., Armstrong, D., & Sanders, L. J. (2020). Foot Ulcers. In Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547054/all/Foot_Ulcers
Shin L, Armstrong D, Sanders LJ. Foot Ulcers [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. ; 2020. [cited 2023 December 07]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547054/all/Foot_Ulcers.
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