Diabetic Foot: From Prevention to Diagnosis and Treatment

Dear Colleagues,

Despite current advances in medicine and wound care, the diabetic foot or diabetes-related foot complications are still a growing problem, partly due to the global rise in prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus. The diabetic foot is still associated with significant morbidity, including hospitalisation, lower limb amputations, and a mortality rate that is higher than some cancers, such as breast cancer or prostate cancer. Current evidence has focused on the management of the main complications that lead to limb loss, such as diabetic foot infections or peripheral vascular disease. The majority of studies have investigated outcomes during the acute phase, when the patient has a complicated diabetic foot ulcer. However, long-term evidence-based studies, randomised control trials, and studies on prevention, both primary and secondary, as well as observations on early diagnosis, are still few in the literature. On the other hand, evidence from best practice, best standard of care, and the benefits of the multidisciplinary team on the patient outcomes, including the impact on patients and their family and caregivers, is not yet very well studied. With this Special Issue, we hope to encourage submissions that discuss the current state-of-the-art, best standard of care, evidence from best practice, use of technology, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the diabetic foot.

We look forward to receiving your submission.

Dr. Chris A. Manu
Dr. Erika Vainieri
Prof. Dr. Michael Edmonds
Guest Editors

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