A Retrospective Analysis of Amputation Rates and Comorbidity in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcer

Abstract Diabetic foot ulcers cause elongated hospitalisations with high treatment costs and high rates of lower extremity amputations resulting with increased morbidity and decreased quality of life. The aim of this study was to determine amputation rate in patients admitted to our hospital with th...

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Main Authors: Serkan Akcay, Ismail Safa Satoglu, Ece Harman, Ahmet Kurtulmus, Cemal Kazimoglu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society of TURAZ AKADEMI 2012-12-01
Series:Medicine Science
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Online Access:http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=24351