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Diabetic Foot Wounds: Why Early Assessment Matters
Why early assessment of a diabetic foot wound is so important.
Foot wounds in people with diabetes can develop on a background of neuropathy and arterial disease.
Early assessment, evaluation of blood supply, and multidisciplinary care are important to healing and to preventing complications.
A wound that will not heal requires professional assessment without delay.
The information in this article is general and does not replace personal medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
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