Limb salvage in patients with diabetes is not a temporary solution but a life-changing procedure

Diabetes Care. 2015 Oct;38(10):e156-7. doi: 10.2337/dc15-0989. Epub 2015 Aug 20.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
² Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Molecular Imaging, Interventional Radiology and Radiation Therapy, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
³ Division of Medical Sciences, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K.
⁴ Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy luigi.uccioli@ptvonline.it.

PMID: 26294664
DOI: 10.2337/dc15-0989

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Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Amputation, Surgical
Diabetes Mellitus / surgery*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Limb Salvage / methods*
Male
Middle Aged