PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Buckley, Rita
ED  - Embil, John M.
TI  - Nonoperative Management of the Infected Diabetic Foot
DP  - 2012 Sep 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 33--33
VI  - 12
IP  - 10
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/12/10/33.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/12/10/33.full
AB  - Diabetes affects 25.8 million people of all ages, or 8.3% of the US population. In 2007, it was the seventh leading cause of death. More than 60% of nontraumatic lower limb amputations occur in people with diabetes. In 2006, that number totaled approximately 65,700 [National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC) National Diabetes Fact Sheet 2011]. This article discusses nonoperative management of the infected diabetic foot.