Towards Standardized, Safe, and Efficacious Screening Approaches to Patients with Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease in the Setting of Lower Extremity Arthroplasty
Introduction: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) impedes the ability to recover from lower extremity arthroplasties (LEA) while simultaneously increasing risks of peri- and postoperative complications, morbidity, and mortality.Despite the known risks that PAD presents, there are currently no standards Pins outlining how practitioners should screen p