Over 3,500 major leg amputations were performed by vascular surgeons in the UK in 2023 – and many were preventable.

whereas a cellulitic foot may remain erythematous upon elevation. 1 Patients with an abscess or infection might feel and look systemically ill and notice a deterioration of glycemic control ...

neuropathy and foot abnormalities.” He cautioned, “Diabetes increases risk due to associated complications. Untreated ulcers can lead to severe complications like infections, abscesses and ...

Surgical treatment is often unsuccessful, because there is rarely an abscess to be ... in the presence of infection or steroid therapy. Therefore, any suspected foot infection must be controlled ...