Hub 02 · Condition
Foot Salvage / Critical Limb Ischaemia
"Rest pain, ulceration, gangrene — the limb is at stake."
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What it is
CLI represents end-stage PAD. Without restored flow, amputation risk within a year is high. Timely revascularisation is the intervention that most changes outcomes.
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Symptoms & signs
- Constant foot or toe pain, worse at night
- Non-healing ulcer or gangrenous toe
- Foot pale on elevation, purple when hanging down
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Diagnosis
Urgent Doppler, angiography, and toe pressures.
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Treatment
Angioplasty and, where needed, stenting of tibial vessels below the knee. Coordinated with the wound-care team and, in some cases, plastic surgery for coverage.
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Frequently asked
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— Related conditions in Peripheral Artery Disease & Limb Salvage
Peripheral Artery Disease
Narrowed leg arteries — the vascular equivalent of coronary disease.
Diabetic Foot Angioplasty
Below-the-knee angioplasty for the diabetic limb.
Carotid Stenting
Endovascular treatment of narrowed carotid arteries in selected patients.
Renal Artery Stenosis
Narrowed renal arteries causing resistant hypertension or kidney injury.