Diabetic osteomyelitis: long-term attempts at salvage with eventual mortality

Long-term complications of diabetes mellitus with respect to the lower extremities are well known to the podiatric profession. The author presents a case of a diabetic with multisystem pathology who underwent several salvage procedures for osteomyelitis and later expired from cardiovascular disease. The multi-system nature of diabetes necessitates a team approach in management of the acutely ill diabetic patient.