Survival of diabetes patients with major amputation is comparable to malignant disease

Discussion:
The prognosis of patients with major amputation due to diabetic foot syndrome is comparable to patients with malignant diseases. Vascular interventions did not improve the individual prognosis of patients.

Source: Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research - June 22, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Hoffmann, M., Kujath, P., Flemming, A., Pross, M., Begum, N., Zimmermann, M., Keck, T., Kleemann, M., Schloericke, E. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research