Diabetic Hand Infections: Factors at Presentation Influencing Amputation and Number of Surgical Procedures

Background Diabetic hand infections are associated with significant morbidity and disability. Amputations cause permanent disability, and multiple surgical procedures lead to morbidity. Diabetic foot infections have been well-studied but literature on hand infections is limited. We undertook a retro...

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Main Authors: Sanjai Ramkumar, Madhu Periasamy, Praveen Bhardwaj, R Ravindra Bharathi, Monusha Mohan, S Raja Sabapathy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2021-09-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1735421