MediumEndocrinologyDiabetic foot ulcer with suspected osteomyelitisau-amcau-racp
A 55-year-old man with long-standing poorly controlled type 2 diabetes and peripheral neuropathy presents with a plantar foot ulcer under the first metatarsal head. The ulcer is 1.5 cm in diameter, probes to bone, with surrounding erythema and mild purulent discharge. What is the most appropriate next step?