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Predictors of Lower-Extremity Amputation in Patients With an Infected Diabetic Foot Ulcer
2015
Diabetes Care
OBJECTIVE Infection commonly complicates diabetic foot ulcers and is associated with a poor outcome. In a cohort of individuals with an infected diabetic foot ulcer, we aimed to determine independent predictors of lower-extremity amputation and the predictive value for amputation of the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) classification system and to develop a risk score for predicting amputation. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We prospectively studied 575 patients with an
doi:10.2337/dc14-1598
pmid:25665817
fatcat:oyswdswrpjdjxke7vrmqyszoge