limb salvage

Limb Salvage in Non-Compliant Type II Diabetic Patients using an Esterified Hyaluronic Acid Matrix without Split Thickness Skin Graft (STSG)

Introduction: The incidence of type II diabetes has increased to 8.6% representing nearly 21 million people in the US alone (1). As many as 15% of diabetic patients will develop lower ex...

01/28/2021

Use of Bilayer Wound Matrix for Closure of Post-Mohs Surgery Defects of the Nose

There are over 5 million skin cancers reported in the United States annually. Among those, though not followed statistically, Mohs surgical resections for skin cancer on the nose are comm...

11/23/2020

Case Series

Clinical Pearls for Management of Postoperative Deep Vein Arterialization Patients Following Lower Extremity Minor Amputation: A Case Series

07/08/2020

Michael Brown, DPM; Guy Pupp DPM, FACFAS

Ascension Providence, Providence Park Hospital, Southfield, Michigan

Michael Brown, DPM; Guy Pupp DPM, FAC...

CLI is the end stage of PAD and occurs in 1% to 3% of PAD patients. Patients commonly present with life-changing symptoms such as severe rest pain, ulcers, or gangrenous changes and reduced quality of life.

CLI is the end stage of PAD and...

07/08/2020

Vascular Disease Management

Editor's Corner

Deep Vein Arterialization Shows Great Promise in "No Option" Patients

07/08/2020

Craig Walker, MD, FACC, FACP

Cardiovascular Institute of the South, Houma, Louisiana

Craig Walker, MD, FACC, FACP Card...

Dr. Walker comments on "Clinical Pearls for Management of Postoperative Deep Vein Arterialization Patients Following Lower Extremity Minor Amputation" by podiatrists Michael Brown and Guy Pupp.

Dr. Walker comments on "Clinical...

07/08/2020

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

Combined Approach to Limb Salvage With Cryoplasty Therapy and Transmetatarsal Amputation in a Patient With Chronic Critical Limb

09/05/2008

John Aruny, MD
Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut

John Aruny, MD Yale-New Haven Hospita...

A 72-year-old woman is transferred from a local area hospital for continued work up of PVD with ischemia of the third digit on the left foot.

A 72-year-old woman is...

09/05/2008

Vascular Disease Management

Original Research

Endoscopic Vein Harvest for Infrainguinal Vascular Reconstruction and Limb Salvage in Chronic Critical Limb Ischemia

09/05/2008

Autogenous greater saphenous vein is the preferred conduit for infrainguinal vascular reconstruction, and the most commonly utilized venous conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting. Harvesting for these procedures has traditionally...

Autogenous greater saphenous...

09/05/2008

Vascular Disease Management

Review

Distal Vein Patch Bypass for Limb Salvage: An Option When No Vein is Available

09/05/2008

As the population ages, an increasing number of patients are in need of lower extremity revascularization. Improvements in surgical, anesthetic, and endovascular techniques provide an increasingly aggressive approach to limb salvage that can...

As the population ages, an...

09/05/2008

Vascular Disease Management