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Wagner classification of diabetic foot ulcer
Classification:
- grade 0: preulcerative lesions, healed ulcers, bony deformity
- grade 1: superficial ulcer without subsutaneous tissue involvement
- grade 2: penetration through subcutaneous tissue
- grade 3: osteitis, abscess or osteomyelitis
- grade 4: grangrene of digit
- grade 5: gangrene of foot requiring discarticulation
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diabetic foot
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References
- Geriatrics at your Fingertips, 13th edition, 2011
Reuben DB et al (eds)
American Geriatric Society