Clinical Implications of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy in Primary Infrapopliteal Angioplasty Approach for Neuro-Ischemic Foot Wounds.
Vlad-Adrian AlexandrescuLionel Van OvermeireGeorgios MakrygiannisKhalid AzdadMircea Ionut PopitiuSéverine PaquetLaura PoppeMihaela NoditPublished in: Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists (2022)
The presence of severe DPN may jeopardize the results of infrapopliteal angioplasty in terms of patency, tissue cicatrization, and limb preservation, yet without significance on survival of these patients. When present, DPN requires appropriate stratification as specific indicator in CLTI treatment.