If an infection develops ... diabetic foot problems can result in serious complications such as gangrene, deformities, charcot foot, and amputation. Management and Treatment Diagnostic procedures ...

During the advent of modern surgery in the 19th century, amputation for trauma and infection was common. In the days before ...

Diabetic patients referred for duplex scanning of the lower extremity arteries were included if they had foot lesions such as ulcers, gangrene, or tissue necrosis and had no palpable pedal pulses.