Open AccessFive-year mortality rate for patients with diabetic hand gangrene who undergo upper extremity amputation
Author(s) -
Shin Woo Choi,
Young Ho Shin,
Jae Kwang Kim
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.586
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2589-1294
pISSN - 1017-995X
DOI - 10.5152/j.aott.2021.21100
Subject(s) - medicine , gangrene , amputation , dialysis , surgery , mortality rate , medical record , risk factor , diabetes mellitus , retrospective cohort study , endocrinology
The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of patientsundergoing upper extremity amputation (UEA) for diabetic hand gangrene with aspecial focus on mortality and to determine the risk factors for thedevelopment of hand gangrene in diabetic patients.
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