Classification of diabetic foot, revisited

The authors propose a combined classification of diabetic foot syndrome, describing the localization (anatomical division of the foot), pathophysiological stage of the process in the bones, the clinical degree of deformation, the presence and depth of the wound and the infection process. This classification allows to determine the tactics of conducting the patient – the need for and type of surgical intervention, type and time of immobilization and unloading of the limb, indications for additional methods of treatment and to choose the most organ-preserving treatment tactics of each patient. © 2017 Elsevier GmbH