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Sarcopenia increases the risk for mortality in patients who undergo amputation for diabetic foot

BACKGROUND: Although there have been reports that diabetes affects the prevalence of sarcopenia, no studies have examined the relationship between sarcopenia and mortality in patients undergoing leg amputation. The purpose of this study is to determine whether sarcopenia affects the mortality rate o...

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Autores principales: Kim, You Keun, Lee, Ho Seong, Ryu, Jae Jung, In Lee, Hye, Seo, Sang Gyo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6006937/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29946364
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13047-018-0274-1