Amputations in Diabetics

Amputations in diabetics.

Decrease in (Major) Amputations in Diabetics: A Secondary Data Analysis by AOK Rheinland/Hamburg

AIM In two German regions with 11.1 million inhabitants, 6 networks for specialized treatment of DFS were implemented until 2008. Data provided for accounting purposes was analysed in order to determine changes in the rate of diabetics requiring amputations in the years before and after the implementation. METHOD Data covering 2.9 million people insured by the largest insurance company betwee...

Limb Amputations in Western

Over a period of five years, 123 patients who had 124 limb amputations in King Fahd Hospital, Jeddah, Western Saudi Arabia were reviewed to find out the pattern of amputations, aetiological factors and difficulties in management. The male: female ratio was 2.8 : 1. The mean age was 52.5 years (range, 2·100 yrs). The lower limb was involved in 108 cases (87.8%) compared to only 16 upper limb amp...

Genetic polymorphisms in diabetics and non-diabetics.

Phenotype distributions of some genetic polymorphisms are reported in a sample of 721 diabetics and 515 non-diabetic, non-blood donor controls. Reference is also made, in the case of the ABO and Rhesus systems, to previously published results for blood donors resident in the Durham area. Non-insulin-taking diabetics show an increased frequency of blood group A1 (and A1 + A2) when compared with ...

Amputations in leprosy.

Removal of an anatomical segment is not pleasant for anyone; perhaps even more so in leprosy patients because of disease stigma. Amputation has an immediate relation to social dependence and handicap. The loss of a once normal part of the body is regarded by both the person and society as a detrimental event. In contrast, children with some upper limb congenital anomalies do not regard this as ...