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The amputation level: noninvasive methods and clinical criteria.

J A Ley1, M E Vega, J I Fernandez

  • 1National Institute of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, Havana, Cuba.

Cor Et Vasa
|January 1, 1990
PubMed
Summary

This study identified key indicators for successful lower limb amputation in arteriosclerosis patients. Skin perfusion pressure above 60 mmHg for diabetics and 40 mmHg for non-diabetics predicted the best outcomes.

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