Quality of life of diabetes amputees following major and minor lower limb amputations

• Main Authors: Mohd Yusof, Nazri, Che Ahmad, Aminudin, Sulong, Ahmad Fadzli, Mohd Adnan, Mohd Jazlan, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Musa, Ramli
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA643 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Communicable Diseases and Public Health; RD701 Orthopedics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/71229/1/71229_Quality%20of%20life%20of%20diabetes%20amputees.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/71229/2/71229_Quality%20of%20life%20of%20diabetes%20amputees_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/71229/; http://www.e-mjm.org/2019/v74n1/quality-of-life-of-diabetes-amputees.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Introduction: Minor amputation was performed as a salvage procedure because most of the patients were not able to ambulate and become dependent following major amputation. Minor amputation is defined as amputation at the level of ankle joint and below while major amputation is defines by amputa...