Diabetic foot ulcers - The importance of angiosomes in healing foot ulcers

Lynne Tudhope Montana Hospital

Keywords: diabetic foot ulcers, angiosomes

Abstract

An angiosome is an anatomic unit of tissue (which has skin, subcutaneous tissue, fascia, muscle and bone), fed by a source artery. This article is a short discussion on the importance of angiosomes in healing of foot ulcers.

Author Biography

Lynne Tudhope, Montana Hospital

MBChB, MMed(Surg), Fellowship in Vascular Surgery(SA), BA Vascular Surgeon, Multidisciplinary Diabetic Foot & Ulcer Clinic, Montana Hospital, Gauteng

Issue

Vol 1 No 2 (2008)

Section

Diabetes

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