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Eighty-four patients were preoperatively diagnosed and treated according to an algorithm (study group) and were compared with 84 patients diagnosed and treated before the algorithm was introduced. In 14 patients of the study group, clinical noninvasive examination revealed signs of relevant PAD, which was confirmed with computed tomographic angiography in nine patients, all of whom had successful angioplasty prior to surgical fixation of the ankle fracture. In three of these patients, PAD had previously been diagnosed. After standardized diagnostics and treatment of malperfusion, a significantly reduced overall wound complication rate was found. From the article of the same title [*International Orthopaedics (12/14/17) Aigner, René; Lechler, Philipp; Boese, Christoph Kolja*](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00264-017-3705-x) ### Subscribe to the Blog ### Recent News ### Categories - [All](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com) - [News](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/news) - [health policy](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/health-policy) - [ACA](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/aca) - [advantage:podiatry](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/advantagepodiatry) - [health insurance and policy](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/health-insurance-and-policy) - [technology & research](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/technology-research) - [trending topics](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/trending-topics) - [affordable care act](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/affordable-care-act) - [artwork](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/artwork) - [healthcare reform](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/tag/healthcare-reform) ### Foot and Ankle Problem? 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