NIH R01 · 2024
PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT While other diabetes complications decreased, amputations (combined major and minor) due to foot ulcers increased 63%, reaching a 20-year peak. More than two million Americans develop a foot ulcer annually, placing them at risk of limb loss. Even worse, rural patients face a 37% greater risk of above-ankle, major amputation compared to urban counterparts, a health disparity identified by our group and others. We urgently need interventions to address this grave rural disparity and escalating amputation rate. Our systematic review of 33 studies spanning four continents reported that urban integrated care models reduce major amputation by approximately 40%. Urban…
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