Despite lower‐limb amputation being common among patients with diabetic foot ulcers, few
studies have qualitatively investigated the patients' perspectives. Therefore, this study aimed …

Background Although leg amputation is common among patients with diabetic foot ulcers,
only few studies have examined the thoughts regarding leg amputation from the perspective …

Aim: To explore the experiences of patients living with diabetic lower extremity amputation
(DLEA) and its post-amputation wound in primary care. Background: DLEA, including both …

To perform a retrospective survey of the clinical features and clinical courses of diabetic foot
patients with amputations hospitalized in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang …

Aim To understand the experiences of individuals who undergo LEA due to DFU after
disability. Design A descriptive research design in qualitative research. Methods Semi …

Lower extremity amputation is a frequent complication of diabetes, and the authors' region
did not have effective strategies to minimize it. From August 2005 to July 2006, a diabetic …

OBJECTIVE: Diabetes has been the fourth leading cause of death in Taiwan since 2002 and
is one of the top four most prevalent chronic diseases worldwide. Patients who have diabetic …

Providing a better understanding of the risk factors for amputation in this particular region,
Hunan province, in China might help patients with diabetic foot ulcers receive timely and …

Background: DIABETES MELLITUS is a common disease with multiple depilating
complications. One of them is AMPUTATION following DIABETIC FOOT ULCER. The aim of …

Diabetic foot ulcers are the main cause of non‐traumatic lower extremity amputation. The
objective of this study was to evaluate the risk factors for major amputation in diabetic foot …