Comparative Effectiveness of Transmetatarsal First Ray Amputation and Hallux Amputation in a Diabetic Foot Ulcer Cohort

Key Points

• This research aims to compare the effectiveness of transmetatarsal and hallux amputation in diabetic patients with foot ulcers.
• Utilized a cohort of diabetic patients with foot ulcers.
• Implemented propensity matching to compare outcomes between amputation types.
• Assessed rates of revision surgery and ulcer recurrence.
• No significant difference in revision surgery rates between amputation types.
• Transmetatarsal amputation showed a significantly lower risk of ulcer recurrence.