Diabetic foot is a leading cause of admission, amputation, and mortality in diabetic patients. A multidisciplinary team approach is highly recommended for the management of patients with foot problems. To heal diabetic foot ulcers, all methods have to be conducted step by step under an efficient program, and all specialists should be well organized also, which was confirmed by the 2 cases described in this article.
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