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
Hauptverfasser: Beaney, A.J, Nunney, I, Gooday, C, Dhatariya, K
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Sprache:eng
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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.
ISSN:0168-8227
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DOI:10.1016/j.diabres.2016.02.001