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Diabetic Foot

"Diabetic Foot" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Common foot problems in persons with DIABETES MELLITUS, caused by any combination of factors such as DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; and INFECTION. With the loss of sensation and poor circulation, injuries and infections often lead to severe foot ulceration, GANGRENE and AMPUTATION.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Diabetic Foot" by people in this website by year, and whether "Diabetic Foot" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 15 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2009 and 2013 and 2014
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