There were 82 patients whose below-the-knee amputation wound healed by first intention, and in most of them this had been accomplished within the first four weeks.

“Once a diabetic has a major amputation, which means either a below knee or above knee amputation, their five-year mortality is between 70 and 80%,” Dr. Hanley says. “That means 70 to 80% of ...

Untreated wounds can lead to infection and in people with diabetes, it could even lead to amputation. Most people who come to the Advanced Wound Healing Center at Desert Regional Medical Center ...

Dr. Gregory has dedicated his career to helping wounds heal. ... “A diabetic patient who undergoes a below-the-knee amputation has a three-year mortality rate of around 45%.

Doctors completed a below-the-knee amputation of her right leg. At first, things were going well. But as White tried to heal, she began to struggle with pain around the site of the amputation.

Eighty patients (52 males, 28 females; mean age 62 years, age range 21-91 years) underwent 91 TMAs, including 11 bilateral cases and 45 revascularization procedures, at a mean follow-up of 12 ± 1 ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Incoming East Carolina University freshman Parker Byrd underwent a successful below-the-knee amputation Thursday evening, his mother announced. Byrd has now undergon… ...

He endured an amputation on his right leg above the knee because of an ulcer at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham in January 2013. A vein was removed from his left leg as a part of this surgery.

Abbott earned a groundbreaking FDA approval on Monday for its dissolving stent designed to unclog arteries below the knee.. The device, called the Esprit BTK System, is meant to treat patients who ...