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The Semmes Weinstein monofilament examination is a significant predictor of the risk of foot ulceration and amputation in patients with diabetes mellitus 

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1 The Semmes Weinstein monofilament examination is a significant predictor of the risk of foot ulceration and amputation in patients with diabetes mellitus  Yuzhe Feng, Felix J. Schlösser, MD, PhD, Bauer E. Sumpio, MD, PhD  Journal of Vascular Surgery  Volume 53, Issue 1, Pages e5 (January 2011) DOI: /j.jvs Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Summary of the article selection process.
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3 Fig 2 The absolute risk for a positive SWME result, the absolute risk for a negative SWME result, and the relative risk of ulceration in patients with diabetes mellitus as indicated in Appendix II (online only) are shown against the follow-up length of the studies. *The methodology of SWME in these two studies involved testing at less than 3 sites. Journal of Vascular Surgery  , e5DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

4 Fig 3 The absolute risk for a positive SWME result, the absolute risk for a negative SWME result, and the relative risk of lower extremity amputation in patients with diabetes mellitus as indicated in Appendix III (online only) are shown against the follow-up length of the studies. Journal of Vascular Surgery  , e5DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions


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