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Project Number: | I01HX002044-01A2 |
| Title: | Evaluation of clinical trajectories and identification of modifiable risk factors to improve secondary prevention of amputation in Veterans with diabetes following an initial toe amputation. |
| Principal Investigator: | Alyson Littman |
| Location: | Seattle, WA |
| Congressional District Code: | 7 |
| Research Service: | Health Services R&D |
| Project Period: | January 2018 - December 2020 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $69,059 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$802,610 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Toe amputations are often naively viewed as an inconsequential surgical procedure with little functional impact. Instead, a toe amputation is often the inciting event in a cascade of progressive loss of function and quality of life. One in three people undergoing toe amputations due to chronic illness fail to heal the amputation in a timely manner, requiring additional amputation surgery(ies) and one in five die in the following year. Inadequate healing may be related to suboptimal management of... |