Evidence of greater severity of diabetic foot ulcers during COVID-19 pandemic: A real-life single-centre cohort study.

Our data show that in the COVID-19 pandemic, a greater severity of ulcers requiring a significantly greater number of revascularisations and more expensive therapy, but without an increase in the amputation rate, was observed. These data provide novel information on the impact of the pandemic on diabetic foot ulcer risk and progression.