A review of amputation rates in England documents that in patients without diabetes mellitus amputation rates seem to be falling, but not in patients with diabetes mellitus. The burden of foot disease in patients with diabetes mellitus is rising but evidence suggests this increase might be masking improvements in the quality of its management.
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Hinchliffe, R., Jeffcoate, W. Diabetes mellitus: are amputation rates falling in England?. Nat Rev Endocrinol 6, 422–424 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrendo.2010.106
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