Risk factors for primary major amputation in diabetic patients

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Diabetic patients present high risk of having to undergo minor or major amputation during their lifetimes, because of ischemia or infection. The aim of this study was to identify and quantify risk factors for major amputation in diabetic patients with foot infections. DESIGN A...

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Main Authors: Vanessa Prado dos Santos, Denise Rabelo da Silveira, Roberto Augusto Caffaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802006000200004&lng=en&tlng=en