title: Prevention of complications of partial foot amputations in American Indian diabetics.
abstract: Lower extremity complications of diabetes mellitus have become one of the leading causes of amputations in the American Indian population served at the Phoenix Indian Medical Center. The author describes operative techniques, biomechanical considerations, and treatment philosophy for prevention of these complications.
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D001130:Arizona; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005531:Foot Deformities, Acquired / Q000517:prevention & control; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*