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This research aims to assess ways to reduce lower extremity amputation rates in people living with diabetes.

Can We Reduce Diabetes-Related Lower Limb Amputations?

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Interventions reduce lower extremity amputation in diabetes, suggesting improvements in diabetic foot care are crucial.

This research aims to assess ways to reduce lower extremity amputation rates in people living with diabetes.
Discusses interventions to reduce amputation rates in diabetes
Explores multidisciplinary team services and prompt referral strategies
Analyzes socio-economic factors, including social deprivation
Evaluates recent surgical and dressing solutions for limb preservation
Global reduction in amputation rates linked to multidisciplinary team services
Stagnation and increase in UK and USA amputation rates, particularly in younger patients
Identified interventions have potential to improve limb salvage rates

Johnson-Lynn et al. (2025) studied this question.

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