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Colorado Wound Care
Diabetic patients believe protective footwear lack value
January 14th, 2004
Most diabetic patients believe, falsely, that protective footwear lack value. "Diabetic foot complications are costly and often recurrent. The use of diabetic footwear has been shown to be effective in reducing the incidence of diabetic foot ulcerations. For diabetic footwear to be most effective, it must be worn at least 60% of the time," scientists in the United States report. "All reported rates of compliance fall well short of this level," said Daniel J. Macfarlane and Jeffrey L. Jensen at Colorado Wound Care in Englewood. "The style and appearance of the shoe have been commonly blamed for this poor compliance. This study evaluates patients'...
Source: Biotech Week (2004-01-14)
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