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Diabetic foot (DF) is the most frequent chronic complication in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus, affecting up to 25% of patients at least once in their life and the most frequent cause of non traumatic lower extremity amputation. Ulceration in the foot precedes an amputation in 85% of the cases, so that their correct management is essential to prevent the limb loss.
Diabetic foot (DF) is the most frequent chronic complication in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus, affecting up to 25% of patients at least once in their life and the most frequent cause of non traumatic lower extremity amputation. Ulceration in the foot precedes an amputation in 85% of the cases, so that their correct management is essential to prevent the limb loss.