TUNEL-positive cells in the surgical border of an amputation due to infected diabetic foot

Predictors of lower-extremity amputation in patients with an infected diabetic foot ulcer.

OBJECTIVE 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 fo...

Diabetic Foot Ulceration and Amputation

Predictive model of short-term amputation during hospitalization of patients due to acute diabetic foot infections.

INTRODUCTION Factors predicting short-term amputation during hospital treatment of patients admitted for acute diabetic foot infections are of interest for clinicians managing the acute episode. METHODS A retrospective clinical records analysis of 78 consecutive patients hospitalized for acute diabetic foot infections was performed to identify predictive factors for short-term amputation by c...

Factors Affecting Length of Hospital Stay and Mortality in Infected Diabetic Foot Ulcers Undergoing Surgical Drainage without Major Amputation.

This study aimed to investigate factors affecting length of hospital stay and mortality of a specific group of patients with infected diabetic foot ulcer who underwent surgical drainage without major amputation, which is frequently encountered by orthopedic surgeons. Data on length of hospital stay, mortality, demographics, and other medical information were collected for 79 consecutive patient...

The modified Pirogoff's amputation in treating diabetic foot infections: surgical technique and case series

BACKGROUND This paper describes the surgical technique of a modified Pirogoff's amputation performed by the senior author and reports the results of this operation in a single surgeon case series for patients with diabetic foot infections. METHODS Six patients with diabetic foot infections were operated on by the National University Hospital (NUH) diabetic foot team in Singapore between Novem...