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19443895

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-5-15
pubmed:abstractText
This study aimed to examine the rates and risk factors for ipsilateral re-amputation in 121 patients with diabetic foot and prior amputation. Twenty-six (21.5%) patients required re-amputation during a mean follow-up of 18 months. Most re-amputations were performed within the first 6 months of the initial amputation. Re-amputation was more common among patients in whom the initial amputation had only affected one or two toes. Age (hazard ratio: 1.06) and heel lesions (hazard ratio: 2.69) were significantly associated with re-amputation. There is a high risk of re-amputation in the diabetic foot, especially within the first 6 months of the initial amputation, mainly due to poor selection of the original amputation level in an effort to save a greater part of the lower extremity. Patients 70 years and those with heel lesions are at greatest risk of re-amputation.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1534-7346
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
69-74
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-9-1
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Risk factors for ipsilateral reamputation in patients with diabetic foot lesions.
pubmed:affiliation
Diabetes Centre, Papageorgiou Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Multicenter Study