Diabetic foot syndrome.
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Themost significant consequences of diabetic foot problems are ulcerations and amputations. ▶ Between 0.8 and 10% of all people with diabetes mellitus suffer from a foot ulcer. ▶ The annual rate of new diabetic foot cases is between 2.2 and 5.9 %. ▶ Germany is in the upper range of European countries with its rate of over 60000 amputations per year. Approximately 70% of all amputations are performed on patients with diabetes mellitus.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association
دوره 122 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014