"Limb Salvage" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An alternative to amputation in patients with neoplasms, ischemia, fractures, and other limb-threatening conditions. Generally, sophisticated surgical procedures such as vascular surgery and reconstruction are used to salvage diseased limbs.
| Descriptor ID |
D023821
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.100.814.603 E04.555.400 E04.680.350
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Limb Salvage" by people in this website by year, and whether "Limb Salvage" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2014 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2017 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Limb Salvage" by people in Profiles.
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Endovascular-first revascularization is as safe and efficacious as open-first revascularization for acute limb ischemia. J Vasc Surg. 2026 Sep; 84(3):733-744.e3.
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Wound healing, wound-free period and amputation-free survival in patients with Wound, Ischemia, and foot Infection (WIfI) stage 3 and 4 disease. J Vasc Surg. 2026 Aug; 84(2):459-470.e2.
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Saving limbs and lives: Vascular lessons from the combat zone. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2026 Jul; 43:151629.
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Association of Depression With Inferior Amputation-Free Survival in Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia. J Surg Res. 2026 Feb; 318:146-153.
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STRIDE study post hoc analysis shows first-line mechanical aspiration thrombectomy for either in-stent or in-graft versus native vessel thrombosis in lower extremity acute limb ischemia yields similar outcomes. J Vasc Surg. 2026 03; 83(3):839-847.e1.
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Using precision medicine methods to identify disease stages for chronic limb-threatening ischemia in participants of the BEST-CLI trial. J Vasc Surg. 2026 03; 83(3):784-792.e1.
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Wound care-first strategies provide superior amputation-free survival in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia Wound, Ischemia, and foot Infection clinical stages 1 and 2. J Vasc Surg. 2025 12; 82(6):2200-2209.e6.
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1-Year Outcomes of Transcatheter Arterialization of Deep Veins: PROMISE II and Pooled PROMISE Studies. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 07 14; 18(13):1675-1685.
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Contemporary outcomes in no-option chronic limb-threatening ischemia. Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 08; 15(1):24446.
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Bypass Versus Endovascular Therapy for Elective Infrapopliteal Interventions in Chronic Limb-threatening Ischemia: Propensity Score-matched Analyses of Vascular Quality Initiative Registry. Ann Surg. 2025 Sep 01; 282(3):494-502.