Diabetes
Diabetic amputations a 'shameful metric' of inadequate care
On his regular rounds at the University of Southern California's Keck Hospital, Dr. David Armstrong lives a brutal injustice of American health care.
May 3, 2019
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News tagged with amputation
Diabetes
New study reveals association between diuretic drug use in type 2 diabetes and risk of lower limb amputation
New research presented at this year's annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Berlin, Germany, reveals that the use of diuretic drugs in individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) is associated ...
Oct 1, 2018
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Diabetes
Diabetes-related lower-limb amputations up in older adults
(HealthDay)—Since 2009, diabetes-related nontraumatic lower-extremity amputation (NLEA) has been increasing among older adults, according to a study published online July 28 in Diabetes Care.
Aug 6, 2020
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Diabetes
In Queensland: Diabetes related amputations on the decline
Fewer foot and leg amputations are being performed on people with diabetes in Queensland despite a rise in the national rate of diabetes amputations, new analysis has found.
Sep 2, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Patients with severe brachial plexus injuries who undergo amputation report benefits, study finds
Reconstruction surgery may not work for some people with severe brachial plexus injuries, so they choose to undergo amputation. In a retrospective review by Mayo Clinic researchers, these patients reported less mechanical ...
Jun 30, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Immunization for MRSA on the horizon
Methicillin resistant staph aureus (MRSA) infections are resistant to antibiotics and can cause a myriad of problems -- bone erosion, or osteomyelitis, which shorten the effective life of an implant and greatly hinder replacement ...
Feb 14, 2012
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Medical research
Definition of pain updated for first time in four decades to make it more inclusive
Johns Hopkins Medicine pain experts have joined the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) and collaborators worldwide to make a subtle but important update to the definition of "pain" for the first time in ...
Sep 15, 2020
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Diabetes
Eat slowly and reduce diabetes risk
Your parents must have told you a thousand times - don't eat so fast, slow down! Now it appears that scientific research is backing them up. At the recent joint International Congress of Endocrinology and European Congress ...
Jun 25, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Fewer amputations in diabetic patients with dual isotope SPECT/CT
Research introduced at SNM's 58th Annual Meeting reveals the extent to which an ongoing study can help save life and limb for patients with diabetes-related foot infections. Diabetes can cause nerve damage and reduced blood ...
Jun 6, 2011
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Surgery
Gritti-Stokes amputations beneficial for trauma patients
(HealthDay) -- The Gritti-Stokes amputation procedure is beneficial and appears to be safe for patients in a trauma setting, according to a study published in the April 4 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
Apr 24, 2012
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