Non traumatic lower extremity amputations in younger patients: An 11-year retrospective study

International Wound Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 73-78

  Chin, Jessica W S ^a   Teague, Laura ^a   Mclaren, Ann Marie ^a   Mahoney, James L ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Foot ulcers; Non traumatic lower extremity amputations; Renal failure; Vascular disease

Indexed keywords

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; GANGRENE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEG PAIN; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE MEMORY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; WOUND INFECTION;

AGE FACTORS; AMPUTATION; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONTARIO; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84872596321     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2012.00945.x     Document Type: Article

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