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Performing proactive surgery to adjust the foot appears to be effective to treat diabetic foot ulcers, without the potential complications and at significantly lower cost compared to conservative management. The study describes how these procedures in 19 patients successfully resolved all foot ulcers, prevented diabetic foot sepsis, and reduced recurrence and amputation rates compared to 15 patients treated conservatively. Researchers describe how a day-case procedure list within diabetes teams has affected outcomes by performing proactive simple surgical procedures. 19 patients with diabetic foot ulcers (without associated abscesses) were offered a percutaneous procedure performed under local anaesthetic by an orthopedic surgeon,...