Trends in the incidence rates of lower limb amputation due to nondiabetic peripheral artery disease in a large industrial city in Western Siberia, Russia: A review from 1996 to 2019.

Background: lower limb amputation (LLA) is a growing problem in the population with and without diabetes mellitus. Monitoring the incidence rates of LLA is important for health care planning and has implications for the future problems of medical and social care.

Objective: This study aimed to determine the trends in incidence rates of LLA due to nondiabetic peripheral artery disease in Novokuznetsk, Western Siberia, Russia.