BREAKING NEWS
Fewer adults with diabetes undergo lower-limb amputations, but remain
at increased risk
From 1996 to 2008, rates of lower-limb amputations among US adults with
diabetes decreased by 65%. Nevertheless, in 2008, data from a study conducted
by CDC researchers demonstrated that patients with diabetes are still much more
likely to require amputation.
“Our results showed substantial decreases in
amputation rates in the US diabetic population aged 40 years
or older, with rates declining by 65% from 1996 to 2008 (from 11 to 4 per
1,000),” study researcher Nilka Ríos Burrows, MPH, told
Endocrine Today. “However, the amputation rate in 2008 was still
about eight times higher among people with diabetes compared with those without
the disease, indicating a need for additional efforts to further reduce the
excess risk for amputation among people with diabetes.”
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