Predictors of Lower-Extremity Amputation in Patients With an Infected Diabetic Foot Ulcer.

Summary, in English

Infection commonly complicates diabetic foot ulcers and is associated with a poor outcome. In a cohort of individuals with an infected diabetic foot ulcer, we aimed to determine independent predictors of lower-extremity amputation and the predictive value for amputation of the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) classification system and to develop a risk score for predicting amputation.

• Author: Kristy Pickwell; Volkert Siersma; Marleen Kars; Jan Apelqvist; Karel Bakker; Michael Edmonds; Per Holstein; Alexandra Jirkovská; Edward Jude; Didac Mauricio; Alberto Piaggesi; Gunnel Ragnarson Tennvall; Heinrich Reike; Maximilian Spraul; Luigi Uccioli; Vilma Urbancic; Kristien van Acker; Jeff van Baal; Nicolaas Schaper
• Department/s: Translational Muscle Research
• Publishing year: 2015
• Language: English
• Pages: 852-857
• Publication/Series: Diabetes Care
• Volume: 38
• Issue: 5
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25665817?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc14-1598
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: American Diabetes Association
• Topic: Endocrinology and Diabetes
• Status: Published
• Research group: Genomics, Diabetes and Endocrinology
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1935-5548