Outcomes of minor amputations in patients with peripheral vascular disease over a 10-year period at a tertiary care institution.

Conclusion This study shows that a majority of foot amputees require ongoing care for non-healing wounds and a proportion necessitate conversion to major amputation. Adequate vascularization is essential to promote and maintain healing.
PMID: 30157719 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Vascular - August 29, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Chan AS, Montbriand J, Eisenberg N, Roche-Nagle G Tags: Vascular Source Type: research