Renal Function as a Predictor of Reamputation After Initial Transmetatarsal Amputation in the Perioperative Period
Category: Midfoot/Forefoot Introduction/Purpose: With increasing rates of patients being newly diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, foot complications are becoming more common, which often lead to amputation. Compared to major lower extremity amputations, transmetatarsal amputations (TMA) are associate...
Main Authors: | Junho Ahn BS, Katherine Raspovic MD, Dane Wukich MD, George Liu DPM |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-09-01
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Series: | Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011418S00017 |
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