We Moved to the Toe to Escape Calcification — and It Followed Us There: Digital Artery Calcification, Falsely-High Toe Pressures, and a 20–30 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 — with a simple fix: when calcium shows on the foot film, subtract 20–30 mmHg.

Exploring the Prognostic Role of Toe Pressures in Diabetic Foot Ulcers with Medial Arterial Calcification #PAD #CLTI #Diagnostics #DiabeticFoot #ActAgainstAmputation

In the landscape of diabetic foot care, the presence of medial arterial calcification (MAC) adds a significant layer of complexity to the management of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). A recent study published in the Annals of Vascular Surgery sheds light on the prognostic value of toe pressure (TP) measurements in predicting outcomes for this challenging patient population.... Continue Reading →

Systematic Review of Bedside Noninvasive Vascular Testing: The State of Play #ActAgainstAmputation #IWGDF

This is great work from Viv Chuter and the rest of the IWGDF team

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