Prospective observational study to assess risk factors leading to Amputation in Diabetic foot patients at a tertiary health care center in Belagavi

Diabetes is  the  most common  underlying  cause of  foot ulcers,  infection  and  ischemia,  which are  among  the most serious  complications  of diabetes,  leading  to hospitalization  and the  most  frequent cause  of  non- traumatic  lower extremity  amputation. Despite well-defined risk factors for diabeticfoot ulcer development, limited data are available as to which factors predictamputation in a diabetic foot ulcer episode. There are numerous classification systems fordiabetic foot ulcer outcome prediction, but only few studies evaluated theirreliability and validity. Thus, asingle or simplified classification system, which includes the most accuratepredictive factors for amputation, would facilitate decision-making. Therefore, topredict lower limb  amputation  occurrence and  to determine  the  factors associated  with  the risk  of amputation in diabetic footpatients, we conducted this study.