Wagner classification of diabetic foot ulcer

Classification

• grade 0: preulcerative lesions, healed ulcers, bony deformity
• grade 1: superficial ulcer without subsutaneous tissue involvement
• grade 2: penetration through subcutaneous tissue
• grade 3: osteitis, abscess or osteomyelitis
• grade 4: grangrene of digit
• grade 5: gangrene of foot requiring discarticulation

Additional terms

• diabetic foot
• wound assessment