Abstract Below-knee amputation (BKA) is a patient's best chance at regaining ambulatory status when limb salvage is impossible. Unfortunately, up to 20% of BKAs will require revision to a higher level, most commonly due to poor stump perfusion. Although inflow procedures are relatively common both before and shortly after BKA, there are no prior reports describing surgical revascularization of a previously intact BKA stump that develops chronic ischemia due to femoral-popliteal occlusive disease. This case series of four revascularized BKA stumps in three patients demonstrates that infrainguinal bypass should be considered before conversion to an above-knee amputation (AKA).
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Morgan Colling
Thomas Reifsnyder
Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
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www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69a7605dc6e9836116a2d0bd — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvscit.2026.102170
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