A tale of two soles: sociomechanical and biomechanical considerations in diabetic limb salvage and amputation decision-making in the worst of times

Foot ulcerations complicated by infection are the major cause of limb loss in people with diabetes. This is especially true in those patients with severe sepsis. Determining whether to amputate or attempt to salvage a limb often requires in depth evaluation of each individual patient's physical...

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Autores principales: Fiorito, Joseph, Trinidad-Hernadez, Magdiel, Leykum, Brian, Smith, Derek, Mills, Joseph L., Armstrong, David G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3464045/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23050063
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/dfa.v3i0.18633

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3464045/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23050063
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/dfa.v3i0.18633

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