Diabetes is the leading cause of non-traumatic amputations in the lower extremity.1 Around 15 percent of all patients with diabetes will develop a lower extremity ulceration, with these patients being 17 to 40 times more likely to require an amputation.1 Unfortunately for most, the decision to amputate is not always clear cut and the determination of where to make a definitive amputation is not always as it seems on plain films or advanced imaging, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT). There are several factors to consider when performing limb salvage procedures for these patients with diabetes … read more