The impact of gender, level of amputation and diabetes on prosthetic fit rates following major lower extremity amputation

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a leading cause of major lower extremity amputation. Objective: To examine the influence of gender, level of amputation and diabetes mellitus status on being fit with a prosthetic limb following lower extremity amputation for peripheral arterial disease. Study design: Retrospective analysis of the Scottish Physiotherapy Amputee Research Group dataset. Results: Within the cohort with peripheral arterial disease (n = 1735), 64% were men (n = 1112) and 48% (n = 834) had diabetes mellitus. Those with diabetes mellitus were younger than those without: mean 67.5 and 71.1 years, respectively (p