Study of Role of Fetuin-A in Development of Diabetic Foot in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Document Type : Abstracts

Abstract

Diabetic foot is one of the major complications of diabetes and is the main reason for nontraumatic major amputations. common clinical features of diabetic foot include ulcers, foot deformity, infection, neuropathy, PAD, osteomyelitis, and gangrene. In studies using the ankle-brachial index (ABI), which is the preferred screening technique, the prevalence of PAD (defined as an ABI <0.90) in diabetic individuals ranges from 20% to 30%.