Diabet. Med. 28, 1144–1153 (2011) Abstract Aim To quantify global variation in the
incidence of lower extremity amputations in light of the rising prevalence of diabetes …

Background Annual foot risk assessment of people with diabetes is recommended in
national and international clinical guidelines. At present, these are consensus based and …

Foot infections are a common and serious problem in persons with diabetes. Diabetic foot
infections (DFIs) typically begin in a wound, most often a neuropathic ulceration. While all …

OBJECTIVE: To determine mortality rates after a first lower limb amputation and explore the
rates for different subpopulations. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study of all people who …

Most cases of lower extremity limb loss in the United States occur among people with
diabetes who have a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU). These DFUs and the associated limb loss …

OBJECTIVE To assess trends in rates of hospitalization for nontraumatic lower-extremity
amputation (NLEA) in US diabetic and nondiabetic populations and disparities in NLEA …

OBJECTIVE To describe recent trends in the incidence of nontraumatic amputations among
individuals with and without diabetes and estimate the relative risk of amputations among …

Diabet. Med. 28, 199–205 (2011) Abstract Objectives The incidence of minor amputation
may vary significantly, and determinants of minor amputation have not been studied …

Objective Lower limb amputation is often associated with a high risk of early post-operative
mortality. Mortality rates are also increasingly being put forward as a possible benchmark for …

Aims To determine the prevalence of foot ulcers and the incidence of amputations in patients
with Type 2 diabetes observed for 19 years after diagnosis. We investigated the role of …