definition for: #limbsalvage

This refers mainly to medical efforts to save limbs threatened either by trauma or disease. Though it is impossible to predict if a limb will be jeopardized by trauma, the Amputee Coalition estimates that 60% of vascular disease-related amputations in the United States are preventable. Surgical, minimally-invasive, non-invasive and preventative measures are explored every day in the effort to salvage viable tissue for at-risk patients.