DOI: 10.36347/sasjs

Pages: 201-213

Diabetes and its long term major complications include septic, vascular and neuropathic lesions affect the various anatomical regions of the body. There is increase in incidence of diabetes and its complications mainly foot ulcers, skin and soft tissue infections, surgical site infections, peripheral vascular disease leading to amputation, charcot neuroarthopathy, ankle ulceration with osteomylities and fracture of foot in rural population. The usual presentation is with uncontrolled state of diabetes and its complications. Hence the need for study is to advice the patients in rural population regarding the early detection by explaining the symptoms and to educate them for regular checkups and change in lifestyle for good control of diabetes. A better quality of life can be achieved. This study aims to evaluate the surgical complications of diabetes, their outcome and management modalities. A total of 100 patients admitted with limb complications of diabetes were studied. The following conclusions can be drawn from this study: The major incidence of these complications occurs in the age of 51-60 years and men who worked outdoors were commonly affected