Do diabetic foot ulcers cause foot drop?

So diabetic foot ulcers don't cause foot drop. Foot drop can be caused by a variety of causes, there's quite a few causes of foot drop, but the opposite could be true. Someone who has foot drop for whatever reason could have an increased risk of developing a foot ulcer because of changes in how someone would walk and the changes in the pressure that the foot would be subjected to. So If you have foot drop, the normal walking cycle is changed. If the normal walking cycle is changed, it can put pressure on the foot in different ways and that can cause foot ulceration. That can be helped by seeing an orthotist, somebody who looks at footwear to try to create footwear that would help to manage the foot drop, that would help to to stabilize the foot and prevent the foot from dropping. So calipers can be worn to prevent the foot drop and keep the foot into a more normal position that can help to reduce ulceration.