According to a multicenter study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, an innovative treatment has enabled more than 75% of patients with the most severe form of peripheral artery disease to avoid amputation and retain their limbs. An alternative to amputation called 'limb salvage' fo
The system is designed to bypass blocked arteries in the leg and restore blood flow into the foot through the veins. Credit: LimFlow, an innovative treatment has enabled more than 75% of patients with the most severe form of peripheral artery disease to avoid amputation and retain their limbs.
“Patients with long-standing diabetes and severe vascular disease in the foot itself often have no way to restore enough blood flow to the foot to heal wounds. In the past, a majority of these patients ended up losing their limbs,” he said. All patients were facing amputation prior to the procedure and had nonhealing wounds on their feet, often called diabetic ulcers. Clair said amputation-free survival in the trial was 66% because some of the patients expired without an amputation.
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