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An infection in a foot wound can move quickly when you have diabetes, and the usual signs can be harder to notice when feeling and blood flow are reduced. These articles cover what to watch for, how an infection that has reached the bone is found, and when an operation to drain the infection or remove infected bone is the step that protects the foot.
Infection & bone
A bone infection in the foot is serious, but most people keep their leg. How it is treated, what the studies show, and when surgery is the step that saves the foot.
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Appointments
A visit can show what is keeping the wound open and what will help it close: careful wound care first, and surgery when it is the step that saves the foot. See us within a day or two for any foot wound that isn’t healing, especially with diabetes.