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Trends of limb amputation considering type, level, sex and age in Saskatchewan, Canada 2006–2019: an in-depth assessment

BACKGROUND: Most epidemiologic reports focus on lower extremity amputation (LEA) caused specifically by diabetes mellitus. However, narrowing scope disregards the impact of other causes and types of limb amputation (LA) diminishing the true incidence and societal burden. We explored the rates of LEA...

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Autores principales: Essien, Samuel Kwaku, Kopriva, David, Linassi, A. Gary, Zucker-Levin, Audrey
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8729075/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34983652
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13690-021-00759-1