Routine Care Services Of The Foot

Routine foot care is defined as any service that treats preventively medical conditions with foot involvement among them: a neuropathic clinical alteration, induced by sustained hyperglycemia, in which with or without coexistence of ischemia and previous traumatic trigger produces injury and / or ulceration of the foot. There are three types of foot involvement: no injuries, at risk and active. This classification is carried out with a comprehensive clinical examination of the foot. Risk factors for peripheral vascular diseases are evaluated, including hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, obesity, smoking and sedentary lifestyle. Similarly, there are many medical and surgical specialties such as podiatry, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, family medicine and dermatology that as an essential part of their practice can deal with surgical medical problems of the foot. This document is aimed at defining the policy of Triple S related to routine foot care. <a id="