Epidemiological Insights into Diabetic Foot Amputation and its Correlates: A Provincial Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetic foot ulcer and potential subsequent lower extremity amputation are major complications of diabetes mellitus and are also prominent morbidity factors that could affect patients' quality of life.

Objectives

This study aimed to assess the prevalence of diabetic foot amputation and explore correlates of amputation cause and type among subjects with diabetes mellitus in Tehran, Iran.

Methods

A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the demographic, sociological, and clinical characteristics of subjects who had undergone lower extremity amputation due to diabetic foot ulcers, from 2011 to 2020, in two educational medical centers in Tehran, Iran. We examined the medical records of 4676 individuals who were admitted to Shariati and Sina

SUBMITTER: Aalaa M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10826372 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature