Evaluating Foot Ulcers

Volume 02, Issue 12
May 2011

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George Andros, MD, Medical Director, Amputation Prevention Center, Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Los Angeles, CA

Initial assessment

The major reason that foot ulcers progress to the point of requiring intensive or invasive interventions is that appropriate management has been delayed. To avoid delays in diagnosis and management, clinicians must be able to assess the se­verity of the ulcer and refer appropriately. When evaluating a foot ulcer

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