Deferring Amputation in Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis: Doing More Harm Than Good?

ABSTRACT: In a cohort of patients with diabetic foot osteomyelitis who were recommended to undergo below-knee amputation, those who deferred amputation and chose medical therapy were more likely to die during the follow-up time compared with those who proceeded with amputation.

SUBMITTER: Zhou S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8313514 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature