ABSTRACT
A standard classification of the diabetic foot is useful to assess the etiology and prognosis, to facilitate an appropriate treatment, to help monitor the progress, and to serve as a means of communication in a uniform terminology. Although various classifications have been suggested, there is, as yet, no universally acceptable classification. The diabetic foot is classified, as per the underlying etiology, into
• Neuropathic foot (Neuropathy is dominant) • Neuroischemic foot (Occlusive vascular disease is dominant)
The presence of infection is of paramount importance as it alters the prognosis adversely and hastens the progress towards a limb amputation. It is therefore extremely important to include its presence or absence in any classification of the diabetic foot.
