Diabetic small-vessel disease of the foot

ABSTRACT

The interaction of both diabetic neuropathy and angiopathy results in a group of pathological changes and complications both in soft tissue and bones of the foot, a complicated process that was collectively described by the term diabetic foot. Diabetic angiopathy involved both largevessels [macroangiopathy] and small vessels [microangiopathy]. Arteriography is essential for the anatomic evaluation of vascular supply to the leg and foot