Regional variations in amputation rates: are regional diabetic foot services the reason? (Editorial)

Diabetic foot disease is a significantly under‐recognized leading cause of global amputation, hospitalization, disability and mortality burdens.1-4 Fortunately, these large burdens appear to be substantially reducible with evidence‐based diabetic foot services.1, 3-5 In this issue of ANZ Journal of Surgery, Gurney et al.6 report large variations in diabetes‐related amputation rates in New Zealand. They conclude, ‘these observations could help to inform the funding and provision of diabetic foot care services across New Zealand’.6...