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Inclusion and exclusion criteria
| Inclusion criteria |
|---|
| Wagner grade 3 foot lesions |
| Wagner grade 4 foot lesions |
| Wagner grades 3 and 4 foot lesions added to calf or ankle trophic defects |
| Rutherford categories 5–7 |
| TASC II Classification Type B–C–D |
| Calf vessel calcifications |
| tcPO2 < 30 mmHg |
| Exclusion criteria |
| Wagner grade 5 foot lesions |
| Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <30% |
| Patient disagreement |
