Diabetic foot presentation and treatment

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to determine the mode of presentation and surgical treatment in diabetic foot. Thirty-four diabetic patients with diabetic foot were retrospectively studied. History of trauma preceding infection was present in 20% of the cases. Peripheral neuropathy was the main precipitating factor in 94% as well as the presence of peripheral vascular disease in 50% of the cases. Smoking was found in 44% patients, foot ulcer was the most common type of presentation in 59% of the patients, 65% of these patients needed debridement. It was concluded that foot sepsis was a common health problem presented particularly among men. Peripheral neuropathy and poor glycemic control were the most common precipitating factors