 Limb Salvage
"Limb Salvage" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An alternative to amputation in patients with neoplasms, ischemia, fractures, and other limb-threatening conditions. Generally, sophisticated surgical procedures such as vascular surgery and reconstruction are used to salvage diseased limbs.
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D023821
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.100.814.603 E04.555.400 E04.680.350
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2016 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2017 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 2018 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2021 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Limb Salvage" by people in Profiles.
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Torres IO, Mencacci Costa MR, Wohlauer M, Sim?o da Silva E, Le?o PP, De Luccia N. Outcomes of Acute Limb Ischemia at a Large Public Hospital in Brazil: Insights before, during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Apr; 113:254-266.
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Smith ME, Braet DJ, Albright J, Corriere MA, Osborne NH, Henke P. Real-world application of Wound, Ischemia, and foot Infection scores in peripheral arterial disease patients. J Vasc Surg. 2024 Oct; 80(4):1216-1223.
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Bromenshenkel D, Quint C. Management of claudicants with low toe-brachial index in a Veteran population. Vascular. 2025 Apr; 33(2):439-445.
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Hogan SE, Debus ES, Nehler MR, Patel MR, Anand SS, Muehlhofer E, Haskell LP, Berkowitz SD, Bauersachs RM, Bonaca MP. Unplanned Index Limb Revascularization With Rivaroxaban Versus Placebo in Patients With Critical Limb-Threatening Ischemia After Endovascular and Surgical Treatment: Insights From VOYAGER PAD. Circulation. 2024 02 20; 149(8):635-637.
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Butala NM, Shah B. Confronting Treatment Disparities in Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2024 01; 17(1):e013693.
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Lee ZH, Daar DA, Yu JW, Kaoutzanis C, Saadeh PB, Thanik V, Levine JP. Updates in Traumatic Lower Extremity Free Flap Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 11 01; 152(5):913e-918e.
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Bonaca MP, Hogan SE. Tradeoffs in Approach to PAD?Revascularization: Shared Decision Making in the Spotlight. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 01 31; 81(4):371-373.
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Attisani L, Bissacco D, Pucci A, Luoni G, Luzzani L, Pegorer MA, Settembrini AM, Wohlauer MV, Bellosta R. COVID-19 and limb ischemia: experience first. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2022 08; 63(4):537-538.
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Cox M, Reid N, Panagides JC, Di Capua J, DeCarlo C, Dua A, Kalva S, Kalpathy-Cramer J, Daye D. Interpretable Machine Learning for the Prediction of Amputation Risk Following Lower Extremity Infrainguinal Endovascular Interventions for Peripheral Arterial Disease. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2022 May; 45(5):633-640.
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Salahuddin T, Giannopoulos S, Adams G, Armstrong EJ. Anterior, posterior, or all-vessel infrapopliteal revascularization in patients with moderate-severe claudication: Insights from the LIBERTY 360 study. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 09; 98(3):559-569.
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