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 5

Basal characteristics according to the patent tibial vessels achieved to the foot.

Basal characteristics value
Runoff 0 ( )Runoff 1 ( )Runoff > 1 ( )Runoff > 1 versus runoff 1Runoff > 1 versus runoff 0Runoff 1 versus runoff 0

Age (years)74 (59–79)72 (64–77)70 (63–75)0.460.570.87
Males12 (75.0%)35 (54.7%)15 (71.4%)0.170.800.14
Smoking history13 (81.3%)43 (67.2%)19 (90.5%)0.030.410.36
Dyslipidemia 7 (43.8%)19 (29.7%)7 (33.3%)0.750.510.28
Hypertension10 (62.5%)48 (75.0%)15 (71.4%)0.740.560.31
Ischemic heart disease4 (25.0%)16 (25.0%)10 (47.6%)0.050.160.19
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease0 (0%)6 (9.4%)0 (0%)0.32n.a0.34
Stroke2 (12.5%)10 (15.6%)8 (38.1%)0.020.080.55
Preoperative ABI*0.46 (0.35–0.56)0.55 (0.43–0.68)0.61 (0.37–0.65)0.550.280.21
Noncompressible ABI*10 (62.5%)31 (48.4%)13 (61.9%)0.280.970.31
Infected ulcers5 (31.3%)24 (37.5%)8 (38.1%)0.960.660.64
Injured angiosome
Dorsalis pedis angiosome14 (87.5%)51 (79.7%)14 (66.7%)0.220.240.72
Medial plantar branch angiosome9 (56.3%)32 (50.0%)13 (61.9%)0.340.720.65
Lateral plantar branch angiosome4 (25.0%)18 (28.1%)4 (19.0%)0.560.700.53
Posterior tibial a. calcaneal angiosome1 (6.3%)6 (9.4%)4 (19.0%)0.250.360.57
Peroneal a. calcaneal angiosome1 (6.3%)4 (6.3%)4 (19.0%)0.090.360.68
Peroneal a. anterior angiosome0 (0%)2 (3.1%)0 (0%)0.56n.a0.63

*ABI: ankle-brachial index.