A census-based analysis of racial disparities in lower extremity amputation rates in Northern Illinois, 1987-2004 Joe Feinglass, PhD, Shabir Abadin, MD, MPH, Jason Thompson, BA, William H. Pearce, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 47, Issue 5, Pages 1001-1007 (May 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.11.072 Copyright © 2008 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Overall, male, and female major amputation rates, 1987-2004 (n = 33,775 discharges of Northern Illinois residents). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2008 47, 1001-1007DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2007.11.072) Copyright © 2008 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Amputation rates by level, 1987-2004 (n = 33,775 discharges of Northern Illinois residents). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2008 47, 1001-1007DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2007.11.072) Copyright © 2008 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Major amputation rates for areas with differing African American population percentages, 1987-2004 (n = 28,042 discharges of Northern Illinois residents). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2008 47, 1001-1007DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2007.11.072) Copyright © 2008 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions