Cost effectiveness of early digit amputation in the patient with diabetes

Osteomyelitis in the digit of the diabetic patient is best managed by antibiotics and amputation. Antibiotics alone are not effective or cost-effective as demonstrated in a retrospective study of 22 such patients diagnosed clinically and confirmed roentgenographically. Definitive operation allows th...

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Published in:	Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics Vol. 161; no. 6; p. 523
Main Authors:	Benton, G S, Kerstein, M D
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-12-1985
Subjects:	Adult Amputation - economics Cost-Benefit Analysis Diabetes Complications Female Humans Length of Stay - economics Male Middle Aged Osteomyelitis - complications Osteomyelitis - economics Osteomyelitis - surgery Toes
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Summary:	Osteomyelitis in the digit of the diabetic patient is best managed by antibiotics and amputation. Antibiotics alone are not effective or cost-effective as demonstrated in a retrospective study of 22 such patients diagnosed clinically and confirmed roentgenographically. Definitive operation allows the patient to return to work within two weeks of amputation.
ISSN:	0039-6087