A patient with peripheral vascular disease has a non-healing leg wound.Which observation indicates that the patient is at risk for an elective amputation?

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The development of gangrene indicates that the tissue is necrotic and has lost its blood supply, which can lead to the need for elective amputation. Mutilation of soft tissue, crushed bones, and severed blood vessels and nerves can all potentially cause the need for amputation, but the development of gangrene is a stronger indicator of a need for urgent intervention.

A Patient with Peripheral Vascular Disease Has a Non-Healing Leg