Search for dissertations about: "diabetic foot a clinical study thesis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words diabetic foot a clinical study thesis.

2. 1. Foot lesions in diabetic patients aged 15-20 years : a population-based study

   Author : Bengt Borssén; Folke Lithner; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Diabetes mellitus; Foot deformities; Sensory threshold; M. extensor digitorum brevis;

   Abstract : Foot problems are not only the most common but in general also the most severe of the diabetic complications. The age group 15-50 yrs in this study was chosen because these patients were considered to be at their most active age and were felt to require optimal foot function. READ MORE

4. 2. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy as adjunctive treatment of chronic diabetic foot ulcers

   Author : Magnus Löndahl; Lund Medicin; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; hyperbaric oxygen therapy; Diabetes Mellitus; foot ulcer; HRQL; cardiac function;

   Abstract : Chronic diabetic foot ulcers are a source of major concern for both patients and health care systems. Oxygen deficiency plays a major role in the pathogenesis of these ulcers. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has been proposed as a medical treatment for diabetic foot ulcers, but the clinical utility has not been established. READ MORE

5. 3. Diabetic foot care in Sweden

   Author : Linda Wennberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a growing global disorder associated with several complications that include micro- and macrovascular disturbances. Conditions affecting the foot make up one of the major complications of the disease. READ MORE

6. 4. Outcome of Ischaemic Foot Ulcers in Patients with Diabetes, with or without Revascularization

   Author : Targ Elgzyri; diabetes och endokrinologi Genomik; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; outcomes; PAD; Diabetic foot ulcers;

   Abstract : The aim of the studies presented in this thesis was to study patients with diabetes and severe peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in regard to outcomes of foot ulcers, factors related to outcomes, and occurrences of new ulcerations and amputations following healing of the initial ulcer. Patients with diabetes and a foot ulcer, consecutively presenting at a multidisciplinary foot centre, with a systolic toe pressure . READ MORE

7. 5. Regulation of Microvascular Blood Flow : a clinical and experimental study based on laser Doppler perfusion imaging

   Author : Helena Golster; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : Local blood flow reflexes in the foot skin of healthy controls and in young diabetic patients with or without nerve dysfunction have been studied using laser Doppler perfusion imaging (LDPI). A neurophysiological follow-up study on nerve dysfunction is presented as a complerhent to the work on blood flow regulation in the young diabetics. READ MORE