M ore than 400 Americans undergo major amputation of a leg, either above or below the knee, every day.Many of them suffer from what’s known as chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), a form of ...

“Approximately 185,000 amputations occur in the United States each year and a staggering 3.6 million people will be living with limb loss by 2050,” said Dr. Daniel Simon, ...

Previously the only effective treatment was amputation. However, the new procedure essentially turns a healthy vein, which returns blood to the heart, into an artery, which carries oxygen-rich ...