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Legs are made for walking, but they also can do some powerful talking. Think about all the things that are said about them: getting a leg up on the competition, breaking a leg for good luck and having a leg to stand on. At the GW Medical Faculty Associates, we think legs are so important we've put together a program focused on the patient who is at risk of losing a limb. Our goal is replacing the worry of limb loss with the goal of amputation prevention through healing. In order to accomplish this goal, the program combines groundbreaking minimally-invasive endovascular techniques and state of the art bypass procedures to restore circulation making it easier and potentially faster for a patient to heal.

Limb preservation can help two groups of people. The first may feel pain in their leg when they are at rest, and often at night, making it difficult to sleep. This is very different from ordinary leg cramps, or pain that comes when walking or everyday use. Instead, pain at rest means the tissue is not getting enough blood flow and may need treatment to survive. The second group of patients includes those who have a wound or sore that won't heal. These patients are at real risk of losing a limb without restoration of their circulation. Treating patients with lack of circulation can be complicated because these patients often have a wide variety of other medical problems ranging from diabetes to renal failure. The GW program brings together a group of specialists who each have expertise in a facet of the patient's problem in ordere to streamline the treatment process. and improve outcomes.

A limb preservation program can also raise awareness for a person's overall vascular health. Vascular problems in the legs are often accompanied by vascular disease in neck arteries which can lead to strokes, or blockages in heart arteries that can lead to heart attacks. Non-invasive testing can help detect these other vascular complications.

Preserving a limb keeps a person mobile, independent, and it may help that person live longer. As Chief of Vascular Surgery Dr. Richard F. Neville says, "We're doing more than just saving a leg. We're also improving and extending a life." Our group of physicians is ready to show you how much can be gained when limb loss is prevented.

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