The significance of noninvasive blood flow studies in the diabetic patient contemplating elective foot surgery.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
A retrospective study was undertaken to determine the importance of performing noninvasive blood flow studies on the diabetic patient population prior to undergoing elective foot surgery. Thirty diabetic patients, contemplating elective foot surgery, underwent noninvasive blood flow studies. Eighty-seven percent of these patients, with ankle/brachial indices greater than 0.6, successfully healed after surgery was performed.
Medical subject headings
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Foot
Anatomy
- ankle
- foot