We Moved to the Toe to Escape Calcification โ€” and It Followed Us There: Digital Artery Calcification, Falsely-High Toe Pressures, and a 20โ€“30 mmHg Temporary Fix #DiabeticFoot #PAD #CLTI #ToePressure #Calcification #LimbPreservation #ActAgainstAmputation @alpslimb

We moved to the toe pressure precisely because digital arteries were supposed to be spared from calcification. A new JVS-Vascular Insights study from Welling, Bakker, Ferraresi and colleagues finds digital artery calcification in nearly 30% of limbs, shows it doubles one-year limb-event risk, and that it falsely elevates toe pressure โ€” with a simple fix: when calcium shows on the foot film, subtract 20โ€“30 mmHg.

Calcium makes everything harder :) – Predicting Microsurgical Morbidity with PAD Grading in Limb Preservation #GLASS #MAC #ActAgainstAmputation

Screenshot Screenshot Screenshot Microsurgical limb salvage is one of the most complex, high-stakes interventions in modern reconstructive surgery. For patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), the decision to proceed with free tissue transfer (FTT) is fraught with uncertaintyโ€”especially when calcified, fragile vessels may compromise flap viability from the outset. A new study by Felder and colleagues,... Continue Reading →

Medial Arterial Calcification Score is Associated with Increased Risk of Major Limb Amputation #DiabeticFoot #ActAgainstAmputation #Diabetes #PAD #CLTI

Congratulations to our combined UNC and USC team led by Kate McGinigle and Alex DiBartolomeo. This provides further data supporting the use of medial arterial calcification (MAC) score as a useful surrogate for risk. Alexander D DiBartolomeo 1, Sydney E Browder 2, Sebouh Bazikian 1, Diwash Thapa 2, Sooyeon Kim 2, Avital Yohann 2, David... Continue Reading →

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