1. Critical limb ischemia
Vinit N. Varu, MD, Melissa E. Hogg, MD, Melina R. Kibbe, MD 
Journal of Vascular Surgery 
Volume 51, Issue 1, Pages (January 2010)
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2. Fig 1
Meta-analysis of 12-month amputation rates in patients with critical limb ischemia from six studies comparing spinal cord stimulation (SCS) vs medical management. CI, confidence interval; RD, risk difference. (Reprinted from Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 31/4 Suppl. Ubbink DT, Vermeulen H. Spinal cord stimulation for critical leg ischemia. S32, 2006, with permission from Elsevier.35)
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3. Fig 2
FINNVASC risk stratification of critical limb ischemia. Four independent risk factors of mortality and/or limb loss were identified, and 30-day mortality and limb amputation risk are shown for both the derivation and validation data sets. (With kind permission from Springer Science+Business Media: World Journal of Surgery, Risk-scoring method for prediction of 30-day postoperative outcome after infrainguinal surgical revascularization for critical lower-limb ischemia: a Finnvasc registry study, 31, 2007, p 222, Biancari F, Salenius JP, Heikkinen M, Luther M, Ylonen K, Lepantalo M.53)
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4. Fig 3
Proposed mechanism for the approach to the patient with critical limb ischemia (CLI). AOD, Arterial occlusive disease; CAD, coronary artery disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; MRA, magnetic resonance angiography; Tcpo2, transcutaneous partial pressure of oxygen.
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