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A superabsorbant wound dressing for the management of diabetic foot ulceration

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A superabsorbant wound dressing for the management of diabetic foot ulceration

Clare Collier, Louise McDaid
8 November 2010

Diabetic foot problems cost the NHS an estimated £600 million per year, with foot problems being the most common cause of admission to hospital for people with diabetes (Gordois et al, 2003; Boulton et al, 2005). Every 30 seconds, somewhere in the world a limb is lost due to diabetes, equating to approximately 100 limbs a week in the UK — 85% of these diabetes-related amputations are preceded by foot ulceration (World Health Organization [WHO], 2005).

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