HOMEPRODUCTSCOMPANYCONTACTFAQResearchDictionaryPharmaSign Up FREE or Login

Total management of diabetic foot ulcerations--Kobe classification as a new classification of diabetic foot wounds.

Abstract
Treatment must be conducted after proper assessment of diabetic foot wounds. This implies appropriate foot care and the use of proper footwear from the perspectives of prophylaxis and walking. Diabetic foot wounds have some wound impairment factors, including peripheral neuropathy (PN), peripheral arterial disease (PAD), and infection; such wounds comprise combinations of these lesions. An additional goal besides wound healing is gait salvage. Here, we propose a simple new four-level classification of diabetic foot ulcerations, which we have termed the Kobe classification, in order to assess the wounds more easily and treat them systematically; the classification is as follows: Type I, mainly PN; Type II, mainly PAD; Type III, mainly infection; Type IV, PN+PAD+infection.
AuthorsHiroto Terashi, Ikuro Kitano, Yoriko Tsuji
JournalThe Keio journal of medicine (Keio J Med) Vol. 60 Issue 1 Pg. 17-21 ( 2011) ISSN: 1880-1293 [Electronic] Japan
PMID21460599 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Aged
  • Debridement (methods)
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 (complications, pathology, physiopathology)
  • Diabetic Foot (classification, etiology, physiopathology, surgery)
  • Female
  • Foot Ulcer (pathology, surgery)
  • Humans
  • Infections (pathology, surgery)
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Peripheral Arterial Disease (pathology, surgery)
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases (pathology, surgery)
  • Pressure Ulcer (pathology, surgery)
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures (methods)
  • Wound Healing

Join CureHunter, for free Research Interface BASIC access!

Take advantage of free CureHunter research engine access to explore the best drug and treatment options for any disease. Find out why thousands of doctors, pharma researchers and patient activists around the world use CureHunter every day.
Realize the full power of the drug-disease research graph!


Choose Username:
Email:
Password:
Verify Password:
Enter Code Shown: