Factors determining the risk of diabetes foot amputations – A retrospective analysis of a tertiary diabetes foot care service
Highlights • Diabetes related foot disease remains a leading cause of minor and major lower limb amputation. • Being able to predict who is likely to require an amputation would help to target early interventions more appropriately. • We present data on a cohort of patients attending our multidiscip...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Diabetes research and clinical practice 2016-04, Vol.114, p.69-74 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Highlights • Diabetes related foot disease remains a leading cause of minor and major lower limb amputation. • Being able to predict who is likely to require an amputation would help to target early interventions more appropriately. • We present data on a cohort of patients attending our multidisciplinary foot clinic who required amputation. • We derived a nomogram that uses simple measures to help predict who will need an amputation. |
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ISSN: | 0168-8227 1872-8227 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.diabres.2016.02.001 |