A study published in 2007 by prominent clinicians in the journal, Diabetes Care, indicated that of patients presenting with diabetic foot ulcers 71.5 % healed, 12.3 % experienced delay in healing, and 16 % experienced a lower-limb amputation. Of the patients in the study population, 60.5 % developed a second ulcer in the follow-up period. Download the PDF of the full article here