Limb preservation program

We treat patients of all ages with:

• Diabetes

• Peripheral arterial disease

• Active wounds

• Foot redness and discoloration

• Toe and foot gangrene

• Leg and foot swelling

• Limb infection

If you're at risk of amputation, we can help you identify signs and symptoms that may include:

• Wounds or ulcers that do not heal

• Chronic foot or other lower-limb infections

• Numbness and/or skin discoloration in your lower limbs

• Toe or foot deformities

With our advanced therapies and multi-specialty approach, we address all of your medical and surgical needs to effectively heal infections and prevent amputation. We offer diagnostic testing, patient education and treatments such as:

• Blood pressure checks and other tests to diagnose vascular diseases

• Advanced imaging techniques to view blood vessels

• Hyperbaric oxygen therapy

• Comprehensive wound care

• Foot care education

• Minimally invasive surgical options

• Diabetes care

Some conditions such as diabetes, the leading cause of non-traumatic amputations in the U.S., require careful monitoring to avoid serious complications. Diabetes can lead to peripheral arterial disease, which can cause:

• Narrowed blood vessels that make it difficult for the body to deliver oxygen-rich blood to limbs, such as the legs and feet

• Numbness in the lower extremities

• Infections in wounds that go unnoticed

• Tissue and nerve damage from an improperly treated, infected wound; resulting in possible limb loss

At Sharp Grossmont, we're recognized for innovation and medical excellence. Our Limb Preservation Program — one of a few offered in San Diego County — offers a level of care and services that are unique and state-of-the-art to help prevent amputation.

You will be cared for by a multidisciplinary team specialized in managing complex vascular diseases and infections. Your care team may include:

• Care coordinators

• Hospitalists

• Infectious disease specialists

• Plastic surgeons

• Podiatrists

• Vascular surgeons

• Wound care and hyperbaric medicine specialists

Our expert team provides excellent care using evidence-based, clinical protocols. We are also an educational resource within the greater medical community through active clinical mentoring and teaching.