CHRONIC LIMB THREATENING ISCHEMIA AND DIABETES MELLITUS: THE SEVERITY OF TIBIAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND OUTCOME AFTER INFRAPOPLITEAL REVASCULARIZATION.

V KoivunenM JuonalaK MikkolaHarri Hakovirta

Published in: Scandinavian journal of surgery : SJS : official organ for the Finnish Surgical Society and the Scandinavian Surgical Society (2020)

Limb salvage after bypass is better for insulin and non-insulin diabetics, compared to the endovascular approach. Extensive tibial atherosclerosis is an independent risk factor for limb loss. It associates with increased mortality in both insulin and non-insulin diabetics.

Keyphrases

glycemic control
type diabetes
total knee arthroplasty
cardiovascular disease
weight loss
percutaneous coronary intervention
cardiovascular events
risk factors
adipose tissue
atrial fibrillation
drug induced
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
aortic dissection