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Championing Limb Preservation in Rural Appalachia #ActAgainstAmputation @DukeVascular @WVUvascular @ALPSlimb @JVascSurg #DiabeticFoot

A New Insight from Samantha D. Minc, MD, MPH, and Team Samantha D. Minc, MD, MPH—now at Duke University—and her coworkers have reported a compelling data in the Journal of Vascular Surgery, titled “Identifying the challenges of amputation prevention in a rural state with mixed methods research engaging patients and providers.” This study employs both quantitative and qualitative... Continue Reading →

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New Insights into Diabetes-Related Foot Disease: Remoteness and Ethnicity Impacts #ActAgainstAmputation

Diabetes-related foot disease (DFD) poses significant health challenges worldwide, often necessitating minor amputations to manage complications like foot ulcers, infections, and gangrene. A recent study published in PLOS ONE by Alahakoon et al. (2024) explores the associations between remoteness of residence, ethnicity, and the risk of major amputation and death following minor amputations to treat... Continue Reading →

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Association of Race, Ethnicity, and Rurality With Major Leg Amputation or Death Among Medicare Beneficiaries Hospitalized With Diabetic Foot Ulcers @ALPSlimb #ActAgainstAmputation

A superb manuscript from Meghan Brennan and coworkers from Wisconsin. This so clearly shows the overlap of socioeconomic status, rurality, and ethnicity. Key Points Question  Is the intersection of race, ethnicity, rurality, and/or neighborhood disadvantage associated with outcomes among US patients with diabetic foot ulcers? Findings  In this cohort study of 124 487 patients hospitalized with diabetic foot... Continue Reading →

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Opportunities for diabetes and peripheral artery disease-related lower limb amputation prevention in an Appalachian state: A longitudinal analysis @SamanthaMinc @WestVirginiaU @usc_vascular

Opportunities for diabetes and peripheral artery disease-related lower limb amputation prevention in an Appalachian state: A longitudinal analysis Great work from West Virginia's Sam Minc and coworkers with a little help from us here at USC. SamanthaDanielle MincabStevanBudicDylanThibaultaRanjitaMisradDavid GArmstrongeGordonStephen SmithfLukeMaronea Lower extremity amputation due to peripheral artery disease (PAD) and diabetes (DM) is a life-altering event that identifies disparities in... Continue Reading →

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