Lower Limb Amputation in Germany

Published: Feb 24, 2017
Abstract
Declining amputation rates have been reported in multiple countries in recent years. It is not yet known whether amputation rates have declined in Germany as well.On the basis of DRG (diagnosis-related group) data, we received a list from the German Federal Statistical Office of all major and minor amputations documented in German hospitals from 2005 to 2014. Changes over this period were studied with linear regression.The absolute number of...
Paper Details
Title
Lower Limb Amputation in Germany
Published Date
Feb 24, 2017
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