Common Foot Problems in Diabetic foot clinic, Sappasittiprasong hospital
| dc.contributor.author | Sasinut Srirochana | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-02-22T05:17:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-02-22T05:17:53Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2011-02-07 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-02-07 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Objectives: To study common foot problems presented in diabetic foot clinic , Sappasittiprasong hospitalStudy Design: A Retrospective descriptive studySetting : Outpatient diabetic foot clinic at Department of Rehabilitation, Sappasittiprasong hospital.Methods: A retrospectively review of out patient department records and diabetic foot evaluation forms of patient who visited the diabetic foot clinic at Department of Rehabilitation, Sappasittiprasong hospital.Results: Of all diabetic patients,147 woman and 63 men with the average age of 62 years with average duration of diabetes 9.3 years were included in this study. 11 patients ( 5.2 %) of case had history of toe amputation. 165 patient (78.6%) usually use slipper shoes at outdoor. Eighty-four of the patients(40%) had lost protective sensation. Claw toe were reported as 13.8% and hallux valgus were 7.6% .The great toe was the most common site of callus formation were 7.6% , first metatarsal head were 7.1% and malleolus were 5.2%. The first metatarsal head was the most common site of ulcer were 7.6% and great toe were 6.2%. Risk of diabetes by UTDFC found that the risk of foot ulcer into category 0 (no pathology at the foot) were 98 patients (46.7% ) ,category 1 (neuropathy,no deformity) were 63 patients (30.0%),category 2 (neuropathy with deformities) were 26 patients (12.4%), category 3 (history of pathology) were 16 patients (7.6 %) and category 6 (dysvascular foot) were 7 patients (3.3 percent). Conclusions :More than 50 percent of diabetic patients had lost protective sensation and foot deformities,the risk to develop diabetic foot ulcer in the future . Multidisciplinary diabetic foot care including patient education (proper foot care and footwear), early detection, effective management of foot problems, and scheduled follow-up must be emphasized to prevent diabetes-related lower extremities amputation. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Mahasarakham Hospital Journal; Vol.7 No.2 August - October 2010; 53-60 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/131678 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Mahasarakham Hospital Journal | en_US |
| dc.rights | Mahasarakham Hospital, Mahasarakham, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand | en_US |
| dc.source.uri | https://thailand.digitaljournals.org/index.php/MHJ/issue/archive | en_US |
| dc.source.uri | https://thailand.digitaljournals.org/index.php/MHJ/article/view/5216 | en_US |
| dc.title | Common Foot Problems in Diabetic foot clinic, Sappasittiprasong hospital | en_US |
| dc.type | Articles | en_US |