Table 22:

Annual Costs Following Surgical Amputation of the Lower Leg

Variable	Annual Cost, Patient With Healed Ulcer, $	Cost Ratio Compared to Healed Ulcer	Annual Cost, Patient With Lower Leg Amputation, $	Reference
Major lower leg amputation, first year	20,729	4.54	94,110a	Apelqvist et al65
Major lower leg amputation, after first year	20,729	2.77	57,420	Apelqvist et al65
Minor lower leg amputation, first year	20,729	2.22	46,018	Apelqvist et al65
Minor lower leg amputation, after first year	20,729	2.23	46,226	Apelqvist et al65

^aSample calculation: $20,729 × 4.54 = $94,110.