Comparison of mortality rates and functional results after transtibial and transfemoral amputations due to diabetes in elderly patients-a retrospective study

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue , 2016, Pages 78-82

  Seker, Ali ^a   Kara, Adnan ^a   Camur, Savas ^b   Malkoc, Melih ^a   Sonmez, Mehmet Mesut ^b   Mahirogullari, Mahir ^a  

^a ISTANBUL MEDIPOL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Amputation; Diabetes; Functional results; Mortality; Transfemoral; Transtibial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; BARTHEL DAILY LIVING INDEX; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY RATE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSFEMORAL AMPUTATION; TRANSTIBIAL AMPUTATION; AGE; AMPUTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; FEMUR; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE; TIBIA; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TIBIA;

EID: 84982893557     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: 17439159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.07.063     Document Type: Article

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