LoGerfo F W, Gibbons G W
Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 1996 Jun;25(2):439-45. doi: 10.1016/s0889-8529(05)70332-7.
Vascular disease, neuropathy, and infection act synergistically to cause diabetic foot ulceration. Appropriate care is hindered by misconceptions about microvascular disease. Recent advances and success with extreme distal revascularization combined with surgical management of infection have greatly improved salvage of the diabetic foot. Success is enhanced by a multidisciplinary team approach.
