Minor Environmental Trauma and Lower Extremity Amputation in High-Risk Patients with Diabetes: Incidence, Pivotal Events, Etiology, and Amputation Level in a Prospectively Followed Cohort

This study determined the incidence, pivotal events, etiology, and levels of amputation in a prospectively followed cohort of 400 people with diabetes and a prior healed foot ulcer who participated in a randomized footwear trial. Participants were seen every 17 weeks for 2 years. Subjects with foot...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Foot & ankle international 2003-09, Vol.24 (9), p.690-695
Hauptverfasser:	Smith, Douglas G., Assal, Mathieu, Reiber, Gayle E., Vath, Christy, LeMaster, Joseph, Wallace, Carolyn
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Amputation - statistics & numerical data Cohort Studies Diabetic Foot - complications Diabetic Foot - surgery Female Foot Diseases - complications Foot Injuries - complications Humans Leg - surgery Male Middle Aged Recurrence Risk Factors United States
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