Foot-ulcer prevention in the elderly diabetic patient

Diabetic foot ulceration is frequently the result of repetitive trauma, foot deformity, malfunction, or ill-fitting footwear. The failure of such ulcers to heal is most often a consequence of the failure to provide protection from continuing trauma. Risk evaluation of the diabetic patient, with appropriate correction or accommodation of deformity or mechanical pressure, can be expected to reduce the incidence of serious infection secondary to ulceration.