Diabetic foot.

Abstract

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021 | PODIATRY MANAGEMENT 97 numbness, tingling, and loss of protective sensation. Autonomic neuropathy often occurs with longstanding diabetes. It often accompanies the sensory symptoms. It often presents with increased skin temperature, decreased sweating, and dry skin. These combined factors play an additional role in tissue injury and breakdown. A motor neuropathy results in muscle weakness or limited motion of the intrinsic muscles of the foot. During the normal gait cycle, at heel strike, the foot becomes a mobile adaptor to the terrain by