Abstract
Patients with critical peripheral arterial disease who
receive primary treatment with vascular reconstruction
(surgical or endovascular) have an estimated 30% risk
of amputation and 25% of 1-year mortality. The need
for amputation is much higher in people with diabetes.
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Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2023; 165(4): 967–973. Published online 2023 Jan 4. http://doi:10.1007/s00701-022-05448-8