Association between race/ethnicity and the risk of amputation of lower extremities among medicare beneficiaries with diabetic foot ulcers and diabetic foot infections.
Tze-Woei TanDavid G ArmstrongKirsten C Concha-MooreDavid G MarreroWei ZhouElizabeth CalhounChing-Yuan ChangWei-Hsuan Lo-CiganicPublished in: BMJ open diabetes research & care (2021)
Racial and ethnic disparities in the risk of lower extremity amputations appear to exist among fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries with diabetic foot problems. AAs and NAs with DFUs and/or DFIs were associated with an increased risk of major amputations compared with white Medicare beneficiaries.