Abstract
A thorough preoperative vascular evaluation should be performed before the initiation
of any lower extremity surgical intervention, but particularly in situations of diabetic
foot reconstruction with compromised blood flow. The intended emphasis of this brief
report is to provide the foot and ankle surgeon with an appreciation for the clinical
vascular anatomy of the transmetatarsal amputation through a handheld Doppler examination.
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