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The essential classifications of the diabetic foot syndrome are presented below in the wording of the respective original publication. Supplementary remarks are only made where it was considered absolutely necessary for to understand and correctly apply the respective classification.
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Hochlenert, D., Engels, G., Morbach, S., Schliwa, S., Game, F.L. (2018). Grading and Classification. In: Diabetic Foot Syndrome. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92055-9_25
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