Clinical Study

Results of Infrapopliteal Endovascular Procedures Performed in Diabetic Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia and Tissue Loss from the Perspective of an Angiosome-Oriented Revascularization Strategy

Table 1

Basal characteristics of the subjects included.

Basal characteristics

Age (years)72 (64–77)
Males62 (61.4%)
Smoking history75 (74.3%)
Dyslipidemia 33 (32.7%)
Hypertension73 (72.3%)
Ischemic heart disease30 (29.7%)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease6 (5.9%)
Stroke20 (19.8%)
Preoperative ABI*0.54 (0.40–0.67)
Noncompressible ABI*54 (53.5%)
Infected ulcers 37 (36.6%)
Injured angiosome
Dorsalis pedis angiosome79 (78.2%)
Medial plantar branch angiosome54 (53.5%)
Lateral plantar branch angiosome26 (25.7%)
Posterior tibial a. calcaneal angiosome11 (10.9%)
Peroneal a. calcaneal angiosome9 (8.9%)
Peroneal a. anterior angiosome2 (2.0%)

*ABI: ankle-brachial index.