Diabetic Ankle Fractures: A Review of the Literature and an Introduction to the Adelaide Fracture in the Diabetic Ankle Algorithm and Score

Table 3

AFDA scoring system.

Two points each	One point each
(i) Peripheral neuropathy/loss of protective sensation [2, 23, 24, 28, 33]; (ii) Presence of vasculopathy [2, 14, 28]; (iii) Insulin dependence with poor compliance [23–25, 30]; (iv) Previous or coinciding history of Charcot’s arthropathy in any joint [2, 14, 23]	(i) Diabetic history of greater than 20 years [14, 23]; (ii) Presence of nephropathy or retinopathy [6]; (iii) Obesity [14, 30]; (iv) Poor patient compliance