Clinical Algorithm of Limb Salvage for Diabetic Foot Gangrene and Skin Ulcer

Abstract

 We have been promoting regional alliances to provide strategic remedies and treatment for the lower extremities of patients with diabetic foot lesion. We treated 221 patients with diabetic foot diseases during the 3-year period from January 2006 to December 2008 in Saga University Hospital and other related hospitals.
 The cure rate in all of the patients was 62%, and the rate of patients who received revascularization was 89%. It was confirmed that the use of common therapeutic algorithms would be effective for the treatment of diabetic foot lesions from the standpoint of therapeutic standardization.
 Microsurgical technique is essential for vascularization and limb salvage of the diabetic foot.