A New Wound-Based Severity Score for Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A prospective analysis of 1,000 patients

Several well-accepted classification systems are available for diabetic foot ulcers. However, there are only a few and scientifically not validated severity scores. The aim of this study was to establish a new wound-based clinical scoring system for diabetic foot ulcers suitable for daily clinical practice anticipating chances for healing and risk of amputation.Four clinically defined parameters, namely palpable pedal pulses, probing to bone,...