In 2012, it was estimated that those with diabetes and lower-extremity wounds in the U.S. Medicare program accounted for $41 billion in cost, which is ~1.6% of all Medicare health care spending.

Researchers at the University of Colorado (CU) Anschutz Medical Campus, US, have developed the Colorado Limb Donning-Timed Up and Go (COLD-TUG) test that measures both the time it takes to don a ...

The most common type of amputation was transtibial (90%), with a low number of participants having a bilateral (6.2%) or transfemoral (3.8%) lower limb amputation.

The emotional reactions of 12 patients to the amputation of a lower extremity are described. ... View options PDF View PDF. Media Figures Other. Tables. Share Share. CONTENT LINK. Copy Link.

Diabetes is a leading cause of lower limb loss by amputation in the United States. In this article, we look at why this can happen, how common it is, and how to help prevent it. We also look at ...

SGLT2 inhibitors: lower risk of major amputation (HR 0.59, 95% CI 0.50-0.70) ... (Invokana) that had described an increased risk of lower limb amputation with use of the drug.

Research indicates that diabetes accounts for more than 60% of non-traumatic lower-limb amputations in adults, making it the leading cause of preventable amputations worldwide.

Researchers at the University of Colorado (CU) Anschutz Medical Campus, US, have developed the Colorado Limb Donning-Timed Up and Go (COLD-TUG) test that measures both the time it takes to don a ...