Aims/hypothesis Diabetic foot disease (DFD) is a leading cause of hospital admissions and
amputations. Global trends in diabetes-related amputations have been previously reviewed …

Past decades have witnessed a major epidemiologic transition with a considerable increase
in the disease burden associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), with …

Objectives To study international differences in incidence and practice patterns as well as
time trends in lower limb amputations related to peripheral arterial disease and/or diabetes …

The burden of an epidemic is often characterized by death counts, but this can be
misleading as it fails to acknowledge the age of the deceased patients. Years of life lost is …

BACKGROUND: The evolving clinical burden of limb loss secondary to diabetes and
peripheral artery disease remains poorly characterized. We sought to examine secular …

Lower limb amputation (LLA) is a major surgical procedure with a significant impact on
quality of life and mortality rates as well. Previous studies have shown that mortality rates …

Objective: This study aimed to analyze risk factors for amputation (overall, minor and major)
in patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). Methods: 407 patients with DFUs (286 male, 121 …

Highlights•Better information about amputation as a treatment alternative earlier during
vascular investigations and about the possible results after rehabilitation.•Developing a …

Objective The aim of this study was to assess the long term trends of lower limb amputation
and revascularisation in Hungary over 14 years. Methods This was a retrospective cohort …

Purpose Risk factors for wound complications or 30-day mortality after major amputation in
patients with peripheral arterial disease remain unclear. We investigated the outcomes of …