Abstract
1502/5000 Diabetic foot syndrome called destructive tissue damage lower limbs of patients with diabetes mellitus dis- tal of the ankle, the consequences of which are extensive ulceration, gangrene, and in extreme cases, the need for amputation. This is a serious medical and social problem and one the most expensive complications of diabetes mellitus. syndrome treatment diabetic foot requires long-term hospitalization and rehabilitation, patients often need home care and social services.
Foot disease occurs more often in diabetics 17-50krát compared to non-diabetics. In recent publications indicates at least once in their life is affected by diabetic foot up to 25% of diabetics and the risk of amputation is up to 30x greater than in patients without diabetes.
The issue of care for patients with diabetic feet requires a multidisciplinary approach, meet here several disciplines doctors (general practitioner, internist-diabetologist, internist-angiologist, interventional radiologist, surgeon and orthopedist), special emphasis is put on prevention. consistently applied preventive measures and timely adequate care can very significantly reduce the rate of complications, including the risk of amputation extremities. Affection of lower limbs of diabetic patients covers a wide range of diseases: neuropathic ulcer, ischemic gangrene, infectious gangrene, osteoarthritis, osteomyelitis, and combinations thereof.
Already the designation "syndrome" suggests that the symptoms can be quite diverse and are the result of a combination of a number of phenomena.