title: [Diabetic osteoarthropathy--not a primary indication for amputation].
abstract: The comparatively unknown pathological pattern of diabetic osteoarthropathy and its primarily conservative treatment are reported in this paper, with reference being made to five cases. The hypothesis is established that amputation still is too often used to tackle diabetic osteoarthropathy.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Technische Orthopädie, Karl-Marx-Universität Leipzig.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brückner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000601:surgery; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000601:surgery; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000601:surgery; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000601:surgery*; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005531:Foot Deformities, Acquired / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010005:Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic / Q000601:surgery*; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000601:surgery; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Diabetische Osteoarthropathie--keine primäre Indikation zur Amputation.