Diabetes‐related foot disease in Australia: a systematic review of the prevalence and incidence of risk factors, disease and amputation in Australian populations

• Published in: Journal of foot and ankle research Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 8 - n/a
• Main Authors: Zhang, Yuqi, Netten, Jaap J., Baba, Mendel, Cheng, Qinglu, Pacella, Rosana, McPhail, Steven M., Cramb, Susanna, Lazzarini, Peter A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central 19.01.2021; BioMed Central Ltd; Wiley
• Subjects: Amputation; Diabetes complications; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic foot; Diabetic neuropathies; Epidemiology; Foot ulcer; Infection; Peripheral arterial disease; Review; Diabetic neuropathies; Foot ulcer; Diabetes complications; Diabetes mellitus; Amputation; Diabetic foot; Peripheral arterial disease; Epidemiology

Background Diabetes‐related foot disease (DFD) is a leading cause of global hospitalisation, amputation and disability burdens; yet, the epidemiology of the DFD burden is unclear in Australia. We aimed to systematically review the literature reporting the prevalence and incidence of risk factors for...