Amputation as a First Treatment is Highly Associated With Late Presentation: An Underestimated Modifiable Major Risk Factor for Diabetic Foot Ulcer.

Purpose: Several risk factors for lower extremity amputation in diabetic patients have been identified; however, late presentation has been poorly investigated. Very few studies looked at the impact of such risk factor. As none has investigated the link between admission to amputation and late presentation in this population, we investigated such association.