European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

Background: The annual incidence of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) in population-based studies is 1.0 to 4.1% and prevalence of 4.5 to 10%, with an overall lifetime incidence of up to 25%. Surgical management (such as dressing, offloading, debridement, and the necessary surgeries) play an important role in controlling/healing DFU.Present study was aimed to study surgical management of diabetic foot at our tertiary hospital.