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Factors contributing to diabetic foot:

Wounds in foot may be unnoticed due to peripheral neuropathy

Poor wound healing due to hyperglycaemia
Neuropathic osteoarthropathy causing deformity and trauma by shoe

wears

Some may have coexisting peripheral vascular disease

Patient may require revascularization of the peripheral vascular
disease (e.g., Angioplasty/ stenting/ bypass) , and extensive de-

bridement of the infected tissue

This patient had a Ray Amputation of the second toe

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