Survival and associated risk factors in patients with diabetes and amputations caused by infectious foot gangrene
Abstract Background Infectious gangrene of the foot is a serious complication of diabetes that usually leads to a certain level of lower-extremity amputation (LEA). Nevertheless, the long-term survival and factors associated with mortality in such patients have yet to be elucidated. Methods A total...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Foot and Ankle Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13047-017-0243-0 |