title: The significance of noninvasive blood flow studies in the diabetic patient contemplating elective foot surgery.
abstract: A retrospective study was undertaken to determine the importance of performing noninvasive blood flow studies on the diabetic patient population prior to undergoing elective foot surgery. Thirty diabetic patients, contemplating elective foot surgery, underwent noninvasive blood flow studies. Eighty-seven percent of these patients, with ankle/brachial indices greater than 0.6, successfully healed after surgery was performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Podiatric Surgery, Midwestern Regional Medical Center, Zion, IL.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Reinherz
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Tisa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000842:Ankle / Q000098:blood supply; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011674:Pulse / Q000502:physiology; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014945:Wound Healing