TRACK(S): GEN, ORT, RUS, VAS
Moderator: Keith L. Wapner, MD, FACS, Philadelphia, PA
Co-Moderator: Richard F. Neville, MD, FACS, Falls Church, VA
The goals of this session are to present the principles of evaluation, treatment planning, and surgical management of the diabetic charcot and dysvascular foot and ankle with the goal of limb salvage. This session is designed to convey the principles of surgical management of Charcot deformity, re-vascularization, and management of infection directed at the goal of limb salvage. This session will also cover the principles of amputation in the setting of the unsalvageable limb.
Presentations and Speakers
Complex Limb Salvage for the Diabetic Charcot Foot
Keith L. Wapner, MD, FACS, Philadelphia, PA
Update on Revascularization of the Diabetic Limb: Endovascular and Open Options
Tareq M. Massimi, MD, FACS, Washington, DC
Revascularization Techniques for the Diabetic Foot
Richard F. Neville, MD, FACS, Falls Church, VA