Surgical wound complications after major lower limb amputations for chronic limb-threatening ischemia
Nearly one-half of patients with CLTI developed SWC after BKA. Corticosteroid use increases the risk, whereas guillotine amputation was associated with a lower SWC rate after BKA. SWCs increase the need for health care resources significantly. SWCs are difficult to predict and the decision between BKA vs AKA remains a challenge for the vascular surgeon.
Authors
- Henrik Nuutinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9047-6165)
- Jari Halonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3878-1546)
- Emarjola Bako
- Mirva Virolainen
- Milla Kallio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7215-5202)
- Jussi M. Kärkkäinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0177-0467)
- Jari Karjalainen
Institutions
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- Turku University Hospital (FI)
- North Karelia Central Hospital (FI)
- Kuopio University Hospital (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Vascular Surgery
- Published
- 2025-09-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2025.09.030
- Primary Topic
- Peripheral Artery Disease Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00