The influence of smoking on the level of lower limb amputation.
A review of smoking habits of 77 vascular related amputees demonstrated a high incidence of smoking significantly greater for men than in the general population. Male smoking amputees with atherosclerosis related peripheral vascular disease were found to have a high risk of having an above-knee amputation. Those with diabetes mellitus whether male or female, smokers or not, had a significantly greater chance of having a below-knee amputation. Overall, non-smokers were found more likely to have a below-knee amputation than an above-knee (p less than 0.05).
Limb Fitting Centre, Dundee, Scotland.
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D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*