Open AccessDeferring Amputation in Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis: Doing More Harm Than Good?
Author(s) -
Shiwei Zhou,
Brian M. Schmidt,
Oryan Henig,
Keith S. Kaye
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofab184
Subject(s) - medicine , amputation , osteomyelitis , diabetic foot , harm , foot (prosody) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , diabetes mellitus , surgery , intensive care medicine , endocrinology , linguistics , philosophy , political science , law
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.
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