What is a stage 3 diabetic foot ulcer?

Diabetic Foot Ulcer: Well, what you mean i suppose is a wagner stage 3 ulceration since using the term 'stage" to describe an ulcer is reserved for pressure ulcers. A wagner staging is one of several, and probably the most common, ways of describing a certain stage of a diabetic foot ulcer. It means that there is an ulcer, tendon and or bone is exposed, and that there is evidence of either tendon or bone infection.

Staging of ulcer: Staging has to do with depth of the ulcer.The deeper the ulcer..The higher the number 1-4.

Deep: Wagner grade 3 usually refers to a deep wound which touches bone and the bone is infected. This requires a well trained specialist to know when to implement the appropriate treatment during the course of wound healing for full resolution.

Bone involvement.: A diabetic foot wagner stage 3 ulcer is one that has bone exposure or involvement.

Foot Ulcer Stages: There are different systems for classifying foot ulcerations. The most commonly used one is called the Wagner Ulcer Classification System. In that system, a stage 3 ulceration is one that is described as a "Deep ulcer with abscess, osteomyelitis, or joint sepsis". In this classification system, it is basically identifying that the wound has an associated infection.