Background and objectives: Diabetes mellitus (DM) stands out among the most important
public health problems worldwide since it represents a high burden on health systems and …

Objective: To investigate the predictive factors for amputations in southern Brazil. Methods:
This was a review of medical records from amputated patients in a tertiary hospital in …

O objetivo foi estimar a carga da doença para as amputações de membros inferiores
atribuíveis ao diabetes mellitus no Estado de Santa Catarina, Brasil, no período de 2008 a …

CONTEXTO: Dentre as maiores causas de internamento hospitalar em pacientes com
diabetes melito tipos 1 e 2 estão as complicações do pé diabético, principalmente pelas …

Amputações de extremidades inferiores por diabetes mellitus: estudo caso-controle Lower
extremity amputations in diabetic pati Page 1 !'' Rev Saúde Pública 2004;38(3):399-404 …

BACKGROUND: Diabetes and the problem of the diabetic foot specifically are a severe
burden on the public healthcare system. Amputations caused by this condition are still …

Aims To analyze the association between demographic, socioeconomic, clinical,
epidemiological, and primary healthcare factors with the severity of lower limb amputations …

Individuals with diabetes develop lower extremity amputation for several reasons.
Investigations into pathways to the development of complications are important both for …

Objective: It was to identify trends of traumatic and non-traumatic causes of lower limb
amputations, as well as the role played by population aging, traffic violence increase, public …

Objective Understanding the causes of amputation is crucial for defining health policies that
seek to avoid such an outcome, but only a few studies have investigated the epidemiology of …