Nearly one-third of patients with diabetic foot ulcers undergo amputation of their toes, foot, or leg as a result. A set of factors, some of them modifiable, increase the risk for this outcome.

A serious female orthopedic doctor shows a senior female patient an x-ray of the patient’s fractured foot. Foot radiography and serum markers may be effective screening tools for early prevention and ...

Patients receiving dialysis who are at risk for diabetic foot ulcers are less likely to experience major amputation and/or death when they receive preemptive foot and ankle care from a podiatrist.

Rates of leg and foot amputations in Illinois hospitals increased 65% between 2016 and 2023, reports a new Northwestern ...

A history of diabetic foot events (ulcers/gangrene, amputation, or revascularization) is linked to around 50% higher all-cause mortality risk in type 2 diabetes (T2D). The study used data from the ...

Thermology Health Ltd. is looking to raise £3 million to £4 million (US$3.8 million to US$5 million) to help bring its thermal imaging technology to patients to better diagnose and prevent diabetic ...

Ted Iverson first knew something was wrong with his feet when he punctured the bottom of one and didn't realize it. Iverson stepped on a belt, and the tongue of the buckle stuck into his foot. As he ...

After reviewing the results of two large clinical trials, the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday concluded the Type 2 diabetes treatment canagliflozin leads to increased risk of leg and foot ...

And many of the 80,000-plus amputations of toes, feet and lower legs that Americans diabetics undergo each year are preventable, say specialists who brought more than 900 health providers to a meeting ...

The study counted 30,834 amputation admissions from 193 Illinois hospitals, rising 65% over the eight-year period, with rates ...