Healing below the ankle is possible in patients with diabetes mellitus and a forefoot gangrene.

Targ ElgzyriJan ApelqvistEero LindholmHedvig ÖrneholmMagdalena Annersten Gershater

Published in: SAGE open medicine (2021)

Healing without major amputation is possible in a large proportion of patients with diabetes and forefoot gangrene, despite these patients being elderly and with extensive co-morbidity.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
type diabetes
lower limb
patient reported outcomes
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance