What are the key conditions associated with lower limb amputations in a major Australian teaching hospital?

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Lazzarini, Peter A ^a,b   O'Rourke, Sharon R ^c   Russell, Anthony W ^d,e   Clark, Damien ^a,b   Kuys, Suzanne S ^a,f  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b NORTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^d PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^f GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amputation; Diabetes; Foot; Peripheral arterial disease; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867119746     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17571146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1146-5-12     Document Type: Article

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