Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Diabetes. Apr 15, 2024; 15(4): 629-637
Published online Apr 15, 2024. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v15.i4.629
Prevalence and risk factors of wound complications after transtibial amputation in patients with diabetic foot
Young Uk Park, Seong Hyuk Eim, Young Wook Seo
Young Uk Park, Seong Hyuk Eim, Young Wook Seo, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Ajou University Hospital, Suwon 16499, South Korea
Author contributions: Park YU and Seo YW designed the research study, and performed the research; Park YU, Seo YW and Eim SH analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; All authors have read and approve the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of Ajou University School of Medicine.
Informed consent statement: The study is retrospective and does not impact human subjects, thereby not requiring consent forms.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Data sharing statement: Statistical code, and dataset available from the corresponding author at syw0103@gmail.com.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Young Wook Seo, MD, Assistant Professor, Doctor, Surgeon, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Ajou University Hospital, No. 164 World Cup Road, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16499, South Korea. syw0103@gmail.com
Received: October 30, 2023
Peer-review started: October 30, 2023
First decision: December 12, 2023
Revised: December 28, 2023
Accepted: February 18, 2024
Article in press: February 18, 2024
Published online: April 15, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: In this study, 43.1% of the patients with transtibial amputation surgery experienced wound complications, and 16.7% necessitated additional wound revision procedures, such as debridement. High hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels (HbA1c > 7.2) and kidney transplant history are risk factors for postoperative wound complications.