Marco Meloni, Daniele Morosetti, Laura Giurato, Matteo Stefanini, Giorgio Loreni, Marco Doddi, Andrea Panunzi, Alfonso Bellia, Roberto Gandini, Enrico Brocco, José Luis Lazaro-Martinez, Davide Lauro, Luigi Uccioli
The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of foot revascularization in persons with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and below-the-ankle (BTA) arterial disease. Consecutive patients referred for a new active ischaemic DFU requiring lower limb revascularization were considered. Among those, only patients with a BTA arterial disease were included. Revascularization procedures were retrospectively analysed: in the case of successful foot revascularization (recanalization of pedal artery, or plantar arteries or both) or not, patients were respectively divided in two groups, successful foot perfusion (SFP) and failed foot perfusion (FFP)...
September 2, 2021: Journal of Clinical Medicine