Decrease in (Major) Amputations in Diabetics: A Secondary Data Analysis by AOK Rheinland/Hamburg

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">People with diabetes and amputation from 2007 to 2013</td><td align="center">6,958</td></tr><tr><td align="left">SC participants with amputation (major or minor)</td><td align="center">777</td></tr><tr><td align="left">SC participants with major amputation</td><td align="center">174</td></tr><tr><td align="left">SC participants with minor amputation</td><td align="center">613</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Proportion of SC participants undergoing major amputations compared to the total number of amputations </td><td align="center">22.4%</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Overview of selective contract (SC) participants and amputation frequency.

Journal of Diabetes Research

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Table 1: Decrease in (Major) Amputations in Diabetics: A Secondary Data Analysis by AOK Rheinland/Hamburg 