Using Medicare claims data from over 33,000 beneficiaries between 2016 and 2019, the investigators identified nearly 8,000 patients who underwent a major lower extremity amputation due to chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). Their findings offer a window into the continuum—or lack thereof—of care before amputation, and the inequities that pervade it. Among their key findings: 63%... Continue Reading →