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Feet First Medical supports health care providers and patients at risk of diabetes related foot ulcers with monitoring and management of foot health in the home. Our digital platform uses a smartphone-enabled technology combined with an ergonomic foot camera to generate high-resolution photographic images of the top and bottom of a patient's foot. Sequential images are collected and tracked using the Feet First App and can be exported to a secure portal for review or tele-podiatry consult by a member of the Feet First Medical network of Podiatrists.
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Diabetic foot is one of the most significant and devastating diabetes related compilations. It is defined by foot ulcers associated with neuropathy and/or peripheral arterial disease of the lower limb in a patient with diabetes. The prevalence of foot ulceration in this population is 4–10%; however, the condition is more frequent in older patients. [1] While 60 - 80% of foot ulcers will heal, 10 - 15% of them will remain active, and 5 - 24% will lead to limb amputation within a period of 6 - 18 months after the first evaluation. It has been found that 40 - 70% of all non-traumatic amputations of the lower limbs occur in patients with diabetes. Data has shown that foot ulcers precede approximately 85% of all amputations performed in this patient population. [1,2]
[1] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3508111/
[2] http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/complications/foot-complications/?referrer=https://www.google.com/
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[1] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3508111/
[2] http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/complications/foot-complications/?referrer=https://www.google.com/
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