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"A Decision Pathway for Staged Management of Foot Problems in Diabetes Mellitus"

Patout CA, Birke JA, Wilbright WA, Coleman WC, Mathews R. A Decision Pathway for the Staged Management of Foot Problems in Diabetes Mellitus. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 82:1724-28, 2001.

Reprint available upon request. Permission for reproduction or publication of the Decision Pathway must be obtained from the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Disclaimer: The Decision Path is specifically designed to serve as a guide to the management of the neuropathic foot. The associated problems may not respond to the treatments suggested in the algorithm. Practitioners who employ the algorithm must exercise reasonable caution because of the possibility of other coexisting problems. The Decision Pathway is not in conflict with the American Diabetes Association’s consensus reports on preventive foot care and wound care.

Decision Sub-Pathways:

        A.    Entry Point

B.    Warm Swollen Foot

C.    Ulcer

D.    Osteomyelitis

E.    Remodeling