Functional status after major amputation in diabetic foot patients from a tertiary hospital

Objective The purpose of this study was to verify functional status of diabetic foot patients submitted to lower limb major amputation after the discharge of a university hospital, reference in vascular surgery. A cohort of 31 diabetic foot patients was identified from the electronic medical records. Data were retrospectively collected from each patients chart including age, gender, peripheral arterial disease, level of amputation and number of readmissions. Patients were contacted by phone. A questionnaire investigated the survival, functional and ambulatory status: prosthesis use, reason for non-implantation of prosthetics, other hospitalization and amputation, mobility, selfperformance of activities of daily living such as dressing and personal hygiene.