Assertion: primary amputation | /r/RelatedTo | diabetes
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text: Patients with a primary amputation related to diabetes also reportedly have a 30 percent increased incidence of depression.23 Patients with Charcot neuroarthropathy of the foot and ankle, diabetic foot ulceration and diabetic foot infections self reported diminished physical and mental scores on various health questionnaires.24-28 Approximately 85 percent of patients with a diabetic foot ulceration reported being unable to ambulate independently, which significantly limited their physical activities and negatively impacted their quality of life.25 Patients who eventually required a below-knee amputation due to