Factors affecting lifespan following below-knee amputation in diabetic patients

Introduction: Untreatable foot problems in diabetics may require lower extremity amputation, which has a high level of patient mortality. This high mortality rate is worse than most malignancies. The present study aimed to identify parameters that can be used to estimate survival in DM patients unde...

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Main Authors: Salih Beyaz, Ümit Özgür Güler, Gülay Şimşek Bağır
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AVES Yayincilik 2017-10-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1017995X16304072