Long-Term Prognosis of Diabetic Foot Patients and Their Limbs

• Published in: Diabetes care Vol. 35; no. 10; pp. 2021 - 2027
• Main Authors: Morbach, Stephan, Furchert, Heike, Gröblinghoff, Ute, Hoffmeier, Heribert, Kersten, Kerstin, Klauke, Gerd-Thomas, Klemp, Ulrike, Roden, Thomas, Icks, Andrea, Haastert, Burkhard, Rümenapf, Gerhard, Abbas, Zulfiqarali G., Bharara, Manish, Armstrong, David G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.10.2012

OBJECTIVE There is a dearth of long-term data regarding patient and limb survival in patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). The purpose of our study was therefore to prospectively investigate the limb and person survival of DFU patients during a follow-up period of more than 10 years. RESEARCH D...