Comorbidity and risk factors of subsequent lower extremity amputation in patients diagnosed with diabetes in Saskatchewan, Canada

OBJECTIVE: Subsequent limb amputation (SLA) may be necessary due to disease progression, infection, or to aid prosthesis fit. SLA in Saskatchewan has increased 3.2% from 2006 to 2019 with minor SLA increasing 9.6% during that period. Diabetes affects a large proportion of patients who require SLA; h...

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Autores principales: Essien, Samuel Kwaku, Zucker-Levin, Audrey
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10655619/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36366747
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17423953221137891

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10655619/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36366747
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17423953221137891

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