 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 | | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2017 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2018 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2020 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2021 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2024 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2025 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Limb Salvage" by people in Profiles.
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DeRubertis BG, Varcoe RL, Krishnan P, Bonaca MP, O'Connor DJ, Pin R, Metzger DC, Holden A, Lee JK, Iida O, Armstrong EJ, Kum SWC, Kolluri R, Bajakian DR, Garcia LA, Shishehbor MH, Yu S, Ruster K, Martinsen BJ, Igyarto Z, Parikh SA. Drug-Eluting Resorbable Scaffold Versus Balloon Angioplasty for Below-the-Knee Peripheral Artery Disease: 2-Year Results From the LIFE-BTK Trial. Circulation. 2025 Oct 14; 152(15):1076-1086.
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Ishida AH, Furtado Neves PJ, Simioni A, Jacobs DL, Malgor RD, Malgor EA. Clinical and functional outcomes of lower extremity oncovascular reconstructions. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Dec; 82(6):2053-2060.
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McGinigle KL, Zhou CW, Freeman NLB, Conte MS, Strong MB, Barshes N, Bonaca M, Farber A, Rosenfield K, Menard MT. Anatomic profile of arterial occlusive disease in the BEST-CLI trial. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Nov; 82(5):1764-1769.
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Lin B, Solano A, Timaran CH, Modrall JG, Tsai S, Kirkwood ML, Ramanan B. Impact of congestive heart failure on mid-term outcomes after lower extremity revascularization for peripheral artery disease. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Nov; 82(5):1725-1735.
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Torres IO, Mencacci Costa MR, Wohlauer M, Simão da Silva E, Leão 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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Sayfo S, Rosol ZP, Vazquez DF, Mamawala M, Bruneman BM, Weideman SG, Adelman KS, Jeong M, Ramanan B, Tsai S, Shammas NW, Monteleone PP, Nanjundappa A, Chu HB, Smith BL, Grimsley BR, Hohmann SE, Vasquez J, Metzger C, Das TS, Gable DR, Eidt JF, Banerjee S. Clinical Outcomes of Non-Stent-Based Interventions for Symptomatic Below-the-Knee Peripheral Artery Disease in the Excellence in Peripheral Artery Disease (XLPAD) Registry. Am J Cardiol. 2024 Oct 01; 228:38-47.
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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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