Lower-Extremity Amputation Risk After Charcot Arthropathy and Diabetic Foot Ulcer

نویسندگان

  • Min-Woong Sohn
  • Rodney M. Stuck
  • Michael Pinzur
  • Todd A. Lee
  • Elly Budiman-Mak
چکیده

OBJECTIVE To compare risks of lower-extremity amputation between patients with Charcot arthropathy and those with diabetic foot ulcers. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A retrospective cohort of patients with incident Charcot arthropathy or diabetic foot ulcers in 2003 was followed for 5 years for any major and minor amputations in the lower extremities. RESULTS After a mean follow-up of 37 +/- 20 and 43 +/- 18 months, the Charcot and ulcer groups had 4.1 and 4.7 amputations per 100 person-years, respectively. Among patients <65 years old at the end of follow-up, amputation risk relative to patients with Charcot alone was 7 times higher for patients with ulcer alone and 12 times higher for patients with Charcot and ulcer. CONCLUSIONS Charcot arthropathy by itself does not pose a serious amputation risk, but ulcer complication multiplicatively increases the risk. Early surgical intervention for Charcot patients in the absence of deformity or ulceration may not be advisable.

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دوره 33  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010