Primary Health Care: Open Access

Diabetic Foot Syndrome Prophylaxis is Inadequate due to Deficient Eelevant Patient Knowledge, Inappropriate Foot Care Practices, and Inadequately Conducted Preventive Measures

Silke Lauterbach, Karel Kostev and Thomas Kohlmann

The prevention of the diabetic foot syndrome is inadequate. Prophylactic measures are not consistently practiced. An awareness of the problem through the patient have to be reached.