Abstract:BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has a heavy burden on the approach of diabetic foot care worldwide. We aim to determine the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on patients with diabetic foot (DF).
Materials and methodsThis population-based cohort study included all patients diagnosed with the diabetic foot from 2019-2020 (pre-lockdown) and 2020-2021 (post-lockdown) in a tertiary center of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
ResultsAmong all the participants (n=358), a non-significant difference was found between amputation rate… Show more
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