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Amputations in the diabetic foot
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA.
Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery
|January 1, 1995
Abstract:
Foot amputation in the diabetic population can help maintain a patient's independent ambulation and function. Such surgery requires diligence of the surgeon and a watchful eye for the development of early and long-term complications. Careful adherence to the listed healing parameters can assist the surgeon in achieving healing rates of above 90%.