Impact of Angiosome Targeted Femorodistal Bypass Surgery on Healing Rate and Outcome in Chronic Limb Threatening Ischaemia

In the presence of long lesions, in patients with chronic limb threatening ischaemia, a femorodistal bypass is often the only option to avoid major amputation. This study investigated whether targeted bypass to the affected angiosome, according to the angiosome concept definition of direct (DR) and indirect revascularisation (IR), has an impact on wound healing, major amputation rate, and mortality.A retrospective analysis was performed at Ghent...