Why Diabetes Can Lead to Amputation - U.S. News & World Report


Why Diabetes Can Lead to Amputation
U.S. News & World Report
Around 60 percent of lower-limb amputations that are not caused by trauma among people age 20 or older occur in people with diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association. A total of 73,000 nontraumatic lower-limb amputations were performed ...