Table 3 Additional areas to be covered in guidelines

Treatment-based decisions

• Indications for conservative vs. surgical management

• Optimal offloading and biomechanical considerations

• Vascular intervention

• Imaging criteria

• Charcot vs. infection considerations

Holistic management

• Co-morbidities

• Indicators of function

• Patient education

• Dietary management of diabetes

Local resource consideration

• Distance to nearest hospital

• Availability of podiatry services