2019
DOI: 10.32553/ijmbs.v3i3.168
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Diagnostic and Therapeutic Characteristics in the Approach of Diabetic Foot in the Elderly.

Abstract: This article systematically evaluates the most used diagnostic measures for the management of diabetic foot in the elderly, the decision making in the surgical approach, the tertiary prevention of the disease and the microbiological behavior. The initial diagnostic study for musculoskeletal infections and alterations is conventional radiography (sensitivity 40-75%, specificity 60-90%), computed tomography is more useful in the approach to chronic infection, assessing bone abductions and deformities. Magnetic r… Show more

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