Tag: DFU mortality

A Foot Ulcer Is a Whole-Body Diagnosis: New 5698 Patient Cohort Puts DFU Survival Back in the Cancer Conversation — But There’s Hope #DiabeticFoot #ActAgainstAmputation #ToeandFlow

A new 5,698-patient real-world cohort from Valladolid (Del Río-Solá et al., Adv Wound Care 2026) reports 61.8% five-year survival overall, falling to 32.1% after major amputation — and concludes the diabetic foot ulcer should be treated as a marker of advanced systemic disease, not an isolated wound. The newest entry in a fifteen-year line of evidence putting DFU mortality squarely in the cancer conversation.

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From Foot to Fatality: The #DiabeticFootAttack Is Real, and It’s Worse Than You Think @alpslimb #ActAgainstAmputation

A new single-center study from the Netherlands quantifies the devastating outcomes of the diabetic foot attack: only 48.5% wound closure, 46% major amputation by 12 months, 26% one-year mortality, and 12-month amputation-free survival of just 39.7%. Time is tissue.

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Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Red Flag for Cardiovascular Complications

A recent meta-analysis published in the journal Endocrine has shed light on the significant association between diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) and cardiovascular-related morbidity and mortality. The study, led by Brian Zhaojie Chin and colleagues, analyzed data from 8062 patients to understand the prevalence and risks of cardiovascular complications in individuals with DFUs. These data are... Continue Reading →

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