A comparison of XXXX and nondiabetics with threatened limb loss.

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One hundred seventeen @entity1 with threatened limb loss were evaluated. Seventy-three of these @entity1 underwent vascular reconstruction. @entity6 had a significantly higher incidence of @entity63 ulceration and gangrene when compared with nondiabetics. Nondiabetics typically presented with @entity158 . The outcome of foot salvage surgery was evaluated by postoperative ankle-branchial indices as well as limb salvage rates. Ankle-brachial indices increased significantly in both groups. Fifty-five percent of the @entity6 and 67 percent of the nondiabetics had a postoperative ankle-brachial index of 0.8 or greater. Overall foot salvage at 1 year was 84 percent. Foot salvage in @entity1 with @entity6 was 78 percent compared with 86 percent in nondiabetics. In this subset of @entity1 with threatened limb loss confirmed by hemodynamic measurements, the results of vascular reconstruction were comparable in both @entity6 and nondiabetic @entity1 .
