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The diabetic foot is a major medical, social and economic problem worldwide.<br><br> People with diabetes may develop a number of foot problems as a result of damage to nerves and blood vessels.<br><br> These problems can easily lead to infection and ulceration, which increases a person’s risk of amputation.<br><br> In India more than 1,00,000 lower limb amputations, due to diabetes, are performed each year and the figure may be much higher as we do not have an amputation registry.<br><br> Going through these case studies will help the healthcare providers in better understanding of the complex nature of diabetic foot and help them in their day-to-day management of diabetic foot patients.<br><br> This book almost covers various nature of diabetic foot from neuropathic to ischemic to infected and also Charcot’s foot.<br><br> Cases where simple, cost-effective and easy-to-apply modalities have been used and simultaneously cases where aggressive multidisciplinary approach and advanced modalities were used to prevent amputations have been described.<br><br>
