Variation in clinical presentation of hospitalized patients with diabetic foot ulcers who underwent lower leg amputation in the Bronx from 2016–2021
Lower extremity amputation secondary to diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) is associated with a 50% mortality rate within 5 years. The aim of this case series is to understand the risk factors and management of DFU leading to above-knee or below-knee amputation at an urban medical center. We conducted a ret...
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| description | Lower extremity amputation secondary to diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) is associated with a 50% mortality rate within 5 years. The aim of this case series is to understand the risk factors and management of DFU leading to above-knee or below-knee amputation at an urban medical center. We conducted a retrospective review of the medical history, foot examination findings, noninvasive vascular studies, angiographic imaging, and radiology results from hospital stays during which patients underwent amputation. A total of 35 patients with DFU who underwent amputation between 2016 and 2021 were evaluated. Of these, 16 ambulatory patients had complete medical data and were included in the analysis. Risk factors for amputation, clinical presentation, diagnostic findings (e.g. vascular studies or imaging), and amputation approaches were analyzed. Our study found significant variability in the medical history, presentation, and management of patients with DFU who underwent lower extremity amputations, including differences in vascular abnormalities and the timing of care. Poor glucose control (median HbA1c of 10.3%) and delayed presentation likely contributed to tissue loss and amputation. Understanding the individual medical presentations and management of patients undergoing leg amputation secondary to DFU may inform the development of more effective strategies to prevent this complication in patients with diabetes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c7d92ebdf80542fdb52f7e0ceaca821f2025-08-20T02:34:53ZengBioscientificaEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports2052-05732025-05-012025210.1530/EDM-25-00361Variation in clinical presentation of hospitalized patients with diabetic foot ulcers who underwent lower leg amputation in the Bronx from 2016–2021Ava Tsapatsaris0Denise A Levy1Alyson K Myers2Johanna P Daily3Manasa Kanneganti4Gallatin School of Individualized Study New York University, New York, USADepartment of Podiatric Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USADivision of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, New York, USADivision of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, New York, USADepartment of Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USALower extremity amputation secondary to diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) is associated with a 50% mortality rate within 5 years. The aim of this case series is to understand the risk factors and management of DFU leading to above-knee or below-knee amputation at an urban medical center. We conducted a retrospective review of the medical history, foot examination findings, noninvasive vascular studies, angiographic imaging, and radiology results from hospital stays during which patients underwent amputation. A total of 35 patients with DFU who underwent amputation between 2016 and 2021 were evaluated. Of these, 16 ambulatory patients had complete medical data and were included in the analysis. Risk factors for amputation, clinical presentation, diagnostic findings (e.g. vascular studies or imaging), and amputation approaches were analyzed. Our study found significant variability in the medical history, presentation, and management of patients with DFU who underwent lower extremity amputations, including differences in vascular abnormalities and the timing of care. Poor glucose control (median HbA1c of 10.3%) and delayed presentation likely contributed to tissue loss and amputation. Understanding the individual medical presentations and management of patients undergoing leg amputation secondary to DFU may inform the development of more effective strategies to prevent this complication in patients with diabetes.https://edm.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/edm/2025/2/EDM-25-0036.xmldiabetes mellituslower extremity amputationdiabetic foot ulcer |
| spellingShingle | Ava Tsapatsaris Denise A Levy Alyson K Myers Johanna P Daily Manasa Kanneganti Variation in clinical presentation of hospitalized patients with diabetic foot ulcers who underwent lower leg amputation in the Bronx from 2016–2021 Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports diabetes mellitus lower extremity amputation diabetic foot ulcer |
| title | Variation in clinical presentation of hospitalized patients with diabetic foot ulcers who underwent lower leg amputation in the Bronx from 2016–2021 |
| title_full | Variation in clinical presentation of hospitalized patients with diabetic foot ulcers who underwent lower leg amputation in the Bronx from 2016–2021 |
| title_fullStr | Variation in clinical presentation of hospitalized patients with diabetic foot ulcers who underwent lower leg amputation in the Bronx from 2016–2021 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Variation in clinical presentation of hospitalized patients with diabetic foot ulcers who underwent lower leg amputation in the Bronx from 2016–2021 |
| title_short | Variation in clinical presentation of hospitalized patients with diabetic foot ulcers who underwent lower leg amputation in the Bronx from 2016–2021 |
| title_sort | variation in clinical presentation of hospitalized patients with diabetic foot ulcers who underwent lower leg amputation in the bronx from 2016 2021 |
| topic | diabetes mellitus lower extremity amputation diabetic foot ulcer |
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