Amputation and Mortality in New-Onset Diabetic Foot Ulcers Stratified by Etiology
Response to Moulik, Mtonga, and Gill
- Dean Thomas Williams, FRCS,
- Patricia Price, PHD and
- Keith G. Harding, FRCS
- From the Wound Healing Research Unit, University of Wales College of Medicine, Wales, U.K
- Address correspondence to Dean Thomas Williams, Wound Healing Research Unit, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, Wales, CF14 4UJ, U.K. E-mail: dwill1964{at}aol.com
We have read the article by Moulik, Mtonga, and Gill (1) with much interest. Their findings are that increased mortality associated with foot ulceration is not influenced by underlying risk factors, namely peripheral neuropathy and peripheral vascular disease, and that it is only influenced by the age of the patient at presentation. There are points in this study regarding the method, the presentation of outcomes data, and the conclusion that we would like to highlight, and we would be …
