Impact of Diabetes and Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease on the Functional Microcirculation at the Plantar Foot

Background: Plastic and reconstructive surgeons are commonly faced with chronic ulcerations and consecutive wound infections of the feet as complications in patients with diabetes and/or peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD). Microcirculatory changes seem to play an important role. However, t...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Kabbani, MD, Robert Rotter, MD, Marc Busche, MD, Waldemar Wuerfel, MD, Andreas Jokuszies, MD, Karsten Knobloch, MD, Peter M. Vogt, MD, Robert Kraemer, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2013-10-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/Fulltext/2013/10000/Article.8.aspx