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🦶 Wagner Grade (Diabetic Foot Ulcer)

UseWhen to use: documenting DFU depth/gangrene extent at bedside.

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Strata≥3 usually needs urgent multidisciplinary foot-team care.

LimitsWhen not to use: ignoring ischemia (pair WIfI). · Pitfall: under-calling osteomyelitis. · Not a sole amputation decision.

SourceWagner classification for diabetic foot ulcers

Runs locally in your browser (no PHI uploaded). For licensed clinicians — not a substitute for clinical judgement.
Stored on this device for revisit reminders

This-shift next steps

After scoring: open the scene pack, peer scores, and the matching pathway. Local reference — no HIS write.

Scene next step
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Matching pathway
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Score + version; reference only — not a substitute for care · no HIS write

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Methodology · worked example, guidelines & full notes
Clinical takeaway

Grades 0–5.

When to use

When to use: documenting DFU depth/gangrene extent at bedside.

How it works

0 intact high-risk → 5 extensive gangrene.

Key points

  • Grades 0–5.
  • Infection & ischemia matter.
  • Next: offload / vascular / ID.

References

  • Wagner classification for diabetic foot ulcers

Worked calculation

The values below come from this tool's own example placeholders and are computed server-side with the formula shown on this page, so the arithmetic can be checked quickly. It demonstrates how to substitute values only — it is not clinical advice and not a real case.

Wagner grade2 — ulcer to tendon/capsule/bone

→Wagner2/5

  • Cue：Deep to structure — urgent foot-team review; imaging if infection
Wagner grade0 — intact skin; high-risk foot

→Wagner0/5

  • Cue：Risk foot — education, offloading footwear, perfusion/neuropathy screen
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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Does Wagner Grade (Diabetic Foot Ulcer) upload patient data? Where is it calculated?
Calculation runs locally in the browser; inputs and results are not uploaded. For licensed clinicians only; interpret with history, investigations and local protocols — not a diagnosis or prescription.
How is Wagner Grade (Diabetic Foot Ulcer) calculated in practice? Can you show a worked example?
Inputs: Wagner grade 2 — ulcer to tendon/capsule/bone → Result: Wagner 2 /5（Cue: Deep to structure — urgent foot-team review; imaging if infection） Inputs: Wagner grade 0 — intact skin; high-risk foot → Result: Wagner 0 /5（Cue: Risk foot — education, offloading footwear, perfusion/neuropathy screen）
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