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 !  Diabetic Foot Classification

According to the depth of the lesion

(Wagner, 1978)

0-degree: no lesion of the skin

1-degree: superficial trophic [venous stasis] ulcer

I - A /clean foot ulcer/
II - B /infected foot ulcer/

diabetic foot ulcer diabetic foot ulcer

 

2-degree: deep trophic [venous stasis] ulcer

II - A /clean foot ulcer/
II - B /infected foot ulcer/

foot ulcer infected ulcer

 

3-degree: osteomyelitis, abscess, phlegmon, purulent arthritis

III - A /pungent abscess/
III - B /chronical infection/

pungent abscess chronical infection

 

4-degree: gangrene of toes, foot, heel

IV - A /dry gangrene/
IV - B /wet gangrene/

dry gangrene wet gangrene

dry gangrene

5-degree: all-foot gangrene

gangrene

 

  

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