Open AccessWhen Pedal Access Is the Only Way to Save a Limb!
Author(s) -
Qais Radaideh,
Nicolas W. Shammas
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of angiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.293
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1615-5939
pISSN - 1061-1711
DOI - 10.1055/s-0038-1673645
Subject(s) - amputation , medicine , revascularization , angiology , limb amputation , critical limb ischemia , limb ischemia , ischemia , surgery , physical medicine and rehabilitation , cardiology , myocardial infarction
Critical limb ischemia is associated with high rates of amputation and death. Endovascular revascularization prevents amputation in approximately 80 to 90% of patients. Traditional access, however, can be a problem in some patients and pedal access may be the only way to provide adequate revascularization and potentially prevents an amputation. We present three cases to illustrate how pedal access can be the last frontier to save a leg.