Resurgence of Diabetes-Related Nontraumatic Lower-Extremity Amputation in the Young and Middle-Aged Adult U.S. Population
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DOI: 10.2337/dc18-1380
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To determine whether declining trends in lower-extremity amputations have continued into the current decade. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We calculated hospitalization rates for nontraumatic lower-extremity amputation (NLEA) for the years 2000–2015 using nationally representative,… read more here.
Keywords: lower extremity; extremity amputation; extremity; middle aged ... See more keywords