The following are the most important diseases or complications that may be contributed to by a diabetic foot:
Skin and subcutaneous (L00-L99).
- Wound healing disorders
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99).
- Charcot foot (diabetic neuro-osteoarthropathy; disease of the foot in which bones break rapidly without the affected person feeling pain; 95% percent of all affected patients are diabetic).
Psyche – Nervous System (F00-F99; G00-G99).
- Chronic pain
Further
- Amputations – up to 70% of nontraumatic amputations are performed in diabetic patients
Prognostic factors
Risk calculator for severe complications from retinopathy or diabetic foot: see Welcome to QDiabetes(Amputation and blindness)-2015: http://qdiabetes.org/amputation-blindness
