Limb Salvage

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Vascular-related diseases can lead to limb amputation. 

The Metropolitan Cardiovascular Institute focuses on salvage and prevention by providing patients with an extensive assessment of the limb. 

The primary goal of limb salvage is to restore or improve function in the traumatized limb and facilitate the patient’s return to normalcy. 

· Medicinal Options – to reduce health issues that contribute to poor blood flow (high  cholesterol, blood pressure, blood glucose, and blood clots).

· Lifestyle Changes – to change overall health through exercising, eating a healthy diet,  quitting smoking, and reducing alcohol intake.

· Laser Atherectomy – to use light beams to remove the plague to builds up in the arteries.

· Angioplasty (Stenting) – to place a tube inside blood vessels and open blocked arteries via a  balloon-like device; insert a stent to keep the artery open.

· Thrombolytic Therapy – to inject lytics (clot busters) to dissolve blood clots in order to  restore blood flow.

· Bypass Surgery – to use blood vessels from other parts of the body to create a bypass graft  that allows blood to bypass any blocked arteries.