Nursing and podiatry programs training students in diabetic foot care and pressure ulcer management benefit from dedicated trainers, and this 3B Scientific diabetic foot treatment trainer presents the foot defects and pressure points associated with diabetes mellitus sequelae.

The after-effects of a diabetes mellitus can result in defects and pressure points in the area of the foot. In this Decubitus Foot skill trainer, a gangrenous alteration on the big toe of the right foot has already spread from the back of the foot to the metatarsal. A mal perforans (trophic ulcer) is visible on the sole of the foot (plantar). A grade 3 pressure-ulcer is depicted in the heel area. A complete skin layer is lost and the subcutaneous tissue is damaged up to necrosis. This is recognisable by black colouration in the wound area. Leg not included.