Diabetes-related amputations represent one of the most severe complications of the disease, affecting thousands of patients annually. Medical research consistently demonstrates that understanding ...

Among patients who underwent dialysis, those with diabetes as either the primary renal disease (PRD) or a comorbidity had a higher risk for lower limb amputation than those without. These patients ...

That’s according to a study in the Journal of Vascular Surgery [High amputation rates among patients with peripheral arterial disease and kidney failure]. These mortality statistics further strengthen ...

In my years as a patient advocate, I’ve had countless conversations with healthcare executives about the economics of limb preservation versus amputation. During one particularly candid exchange at a ...

Risk of recurrent major adverse limb events was lower in diabetes patients taking GLP-1 agents compared with DPP-4 inhibitors. Reduction of limb events was most significant for major amputations, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Minorities from low-income areas are at increased risk for having a leg amputated as a result of severe peripheral artery disease (PAD), a type of atherosclerosis, or ...

Leg amputation rates caused by arterial disease are four times as high in the most disadvantaged areas in England. The new study, from the University of Sheffield, also found patients living in the ...

People in their 50s with severely narrowed leg arteries may face a high risk for major amputations despite having emergency surgery to restore blood flow to their legs, new research shows. The ...

Poorly managed diabetes is causing a high rate of diabetic limb amputations in Nigeria. Learn about the causes, warning signs ...