title: Lower extremity amputations in New Jersey.
abstract: We compared the incidence of nontraumatic lower extremity amputations in the diabetic and nondiabetic populations in New Jersey. The diabetes-related lower extremity amputation rate was 80.1/10,000 diabetic population, while the rate for nondiabetes-related amputations was 1.6/10,000 population.
authors.affiliation: New Jersey Department of Health, Trenton 08625-0364.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: VanBuskirk
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Barta
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Schlossbach
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009515:New Jersey / Q000453:epidemiology