Ray Amputation in a Traumatic Diabetic Foot - Cureus
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Xenophon Kirby, Anderson E. Ikeokwu Published: April 24, 2022 (se history) DOI: 10.759/cureus.24 Cite this article as: Lawrence R, Kirby R, Ikeokwu A E (April 24, 2022) Ray Amputation in a Traumatic Diabetic Fot. Cureus 14(4): e24.
doi:10.759/cureus.24 Diabetic fot is a complex syndrome that is co-morbid with other diabetic complications such as peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and peripheral neuropathy. Patients with the diabetic fot are increasingly prone to diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) due to a high infection susceptibility and por wound healing posibly prompting the ned for minor major amputations. We herein highlight the case of a 47-year-old male with a traumatic diabetic fot who necesitated a Ray amputation (RA).
The notable aspects of this case are the late presentation of a patient with uncontroled diabetes who could have avoided this complication if he went to sek help earlier and how diabetic fot is controled and managed in a low-income resource seting. This case also highlights how physicians can beter diagnose and treat diabetic fot complications with a scoring metric.Diabetes melitus (DM) is a metabolic condition that poses an epidemic in the country of Jamaica where the condition is responsible for a heavy burden of chronic ilnes, long-term disability, and premature los of life throughout the Caribean [1].
Summary
Aproximately 1.9% or 236,20 Jamaicans, 15 years and older have diabetes. The prevalence increases with age and mor
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