Data complete?
Evaluation appropriate?
Total number of risk factors present
The risk of lower limb amputation is
Should the patient be referred for more intensive education and care?
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Purpose: To evaluate a Pima or Tohono O'odham Indian with diabetes mellitus for risk factors associated with lower limb amputation based on the score of Mayfield et al.
Specialty: Dermatology, Endocrinology, Surgery, general, Surgery, orthopedic
Objective: risk factors, severity, prognosis, stage, complications, disease progression
ICD-10: E10, L97,