Fig. 1From: Five year mortality and direct costs of care for people with diabetic foot complications are comparable to cancerFive Year Mortality of Diabetic Foot Complications and Cancer. Diabetic foot complications compared to cancer. DFU = diabetic foot ulcers [11] = 30.5%. Charcot = Charcot neuroarthropathy of the foot [14]. All Cancer = pooled 5 year survival of all cancers [11]. CLTI = chronic limb threatening ischemia [28, 29]. Major Amputation = above foot amputation [20,21,22, 26, 27]. Minor Amputation = foot level amputation [17, 27]Back to article page