Diabetic peripheral neuropathy: advances in diagnosis and strategies for screening and early intervention

D Selvarajah, D Kar, K Khunti, MJ Davies… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common complication of both type 1 and 2
diabetes. It is a leading cause of lower-limb amputation and disabling neuropathic pain …

Debridement of diabetic foot ulcers

D Dayya, OJ O'Neill, TB Huedo-Medina… - Advances in wound …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Diabetic foot ulcerations have devastating complications, including amputations, poor
quality of life, and life-threatening infections. Diabetic wounds can be protracted, take …

Mortality after nontraumatic major amputation among patients with diabetes and peripheral vascular disease: a systematic review

JC Thorud, B Plemmons, CJ Buckley, N Shibuya… - The Journal of Foot and …, 2016 - Elsevier
High mortality rates have been reported after major amputations of a lower limb secondary
to diabetes and peripheral vascular disease. However, the mortality rates have varied …

Lower extremity amputations—a review of global variability in incidence

PW Moxey, P Gogalniceanu, RJ Hinchliffe… - Diabetic …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Diabet. Med. 28, 1144–1153 (2011) Abstract Aim To quantify global variation in the
incidence of lower extremity amputations in light of the rising prevalence of diabetes …

Long-term prognosis of diabetic foot patients and their limbs: amputation and death over the course of a decade

S Morbach, H Furchert, U Gröblinghoff… - Diabetes …, 2012 - diabetesjournals.org
OBJECTIVE There is a dearth of long-term data regarding patient and limb survival in
patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). The purpose of our study was therefore to …

Diabetic foot disorders: a clinical practice guideline (2006 revision)

RG Frykberg, T Zgonis, DG Armstrong, VR Driver… - The journal of foot and …, 2006 - Elsevier
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is growing at epidemic proportions in the United States
and worldwide. Most alarming is the steady increase in type 2 diabetes, especially among …

Glucose time in range and peripheral neuropathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease

L Mayeda, R Katz, I Ahmad, N Bansal… - BMJ open diabetes …, 2020 - drc.bmj.com
​ Objective Compared with hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), continuous glucose monitoring
(CGM) may better capture risk of diabetes complications in patients with chronic kidney …

Diabetes, lower-extremity amputation, and death

O Hoffstad, N Mitra, J Walsh, DJ Margolis - Diabetes care, 2015 - diabetesjournals.org
OBJECTIVE The goal of the study was to determine whether complications of diabetes well-
known to be associated with death such as cardiovascular disease and renal failure fully …

Predictors of lower-extremity amputation in patients with an infected diabetic foot ulcer

K Pickwell, V Siersma, M Kars, J Apelqvist… - Diabetes …, 2015 - diabetesjournals.org
OBJECTIVE Infection commonly complicates diabetic foot ulcers and is associated with a
poor outcome. In a cohort of individuals with an infected diabetic foot ulcer, we aimed to …

High mortality risks after major lower extremity amputation in Medicare patients with peripheral artery disease

WS Jones, MR Patel, D Dai, S Vemulapalli… - American heart …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Little is known regarding the contemporary outcomes of older patients with
peripheral artery disease (PAD) undergoing major lower extremity (LE) amputation in the …