Falls are common among diabetic patients with prior foot ulcers, results of a study published in the November issue of Diabetes Care suggest. While few falls results in fractures, the risk of fall-related fractures is significantly higher in women than in men.
Dr. Carolyn Wallace, of VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington, and colleagues examined the incidence of falls, the risk factors for falls, and the frequency of fall-related fractures in 400 diabetic patients with a prior foot ulcer. They collected data on foot status, functionality and lower-limb sensory perception at baseline, 1 year, and 2 years, and information about falls at baseline, 4 weeks, and every 17 weeks thereafter.
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