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An overview of foot ulceration in older people with diabetes

01 September 2012

Nursing Older People

A&S Science

A patient’s whole body is affected by diabetes but in particular this chronic disease can cause foot complications. Damage to the nerve and blood supply to the feet...

Diabetic foot ulcers

08 December 1999

Nursing Standard

CPD

Nurses caring for people with diabetes can have an impact on the assessment and treatment of diabetic foot problems. This article describes a simple staging system...

Systematic reviews and infected diabetic foot ulcers

22 October 2003

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article reports work (still in progress) that aims to summarise evidence about the management of infected diabetic foot ulcers. Five linked systematic reviews...

Hair toe tourniquets: a review of two case studies

22 May 2018

Emergency Nurse

Foot care

Digit hair tourniquets are relatively uncommon. There are reports in the literature of hair tourniquets involving other appendages, such as the penis and uvula,...

Avulsion fracture of the calcaneal tuberosity: diagnosis and treatment

01 March 2013

Emergency Nurse

Art & Science

Avulsion calcaneal tuberosity fracture is an uncommon but potentially serious condition, with delays in treatment sometimes leading to long-term pain, disability and...

Diagnosis and treatment of Morton’s neuroma

07 September 2010

Emergency Nurse

Feature

Morton’s neuroma is a benign foot condition that occurs more often in women than men, and particularly in those who wear narrow, high-heeled shoes. This article...

Implications of the Mental Capacity Act for foot care

10 May 2011

Learning Disability Practice

Feature

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 altered the way that everyone should practise when working with people who may lack the capacity to give consent. This article discusses...

The impact of diabetes on wound management

16 April 2002

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Kate Springett discusses the management of chronic diabetic wounds in the lower leg and foot. The aim of the article is to enhance the practitioner’s understanding...

Foot care in patients with diabetes

19 February 2003

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article outlines the three main factors that cause foot problems in people with diabetes: peripheral neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease and infection. It...

Management of foot ulceration in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

24 February 2009

Nursing Standard

Art & science

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of developing foot ulceration. A multidisciplinary approach to the assessment, management and treatment...

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