Analysis of epidemiology and clinical characteristics of 208 diabetic foot patients
- VernacularTitle:208例糖尿病足流行病学及临床特点分析
- Author:
Baocheng CHANG
;
Congqing PAN
;
Shufan ZENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Diabetic foot;
Prevalence;
Amputation rate
- From:
Chinese Journal of Diabetes
2005;13(2):129-130
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Corresponding author:PAN Cong-qing,E-mail:cq.pan@163.com Objective The prevalence of diabetic foot was 2.3% for out-patients and 8.6% (208/2428) for in-patients with amputation rate of 17.3% in our hospital from May 1997 to Dec 2000, more often seen on right than left extremity and in patients over 50 years old than in the younger.