Latest Surgical and Hyperbaric Therapy Techniques Prevent Limb Amputation
Fifty-seven-year-old Chester Hines of Arlington, Va., has had type 2 diabetes since he was 29.
The disease forced the drafting and woodworking vocational teacher into early retirement, robbed him of his sight, caused his kidneys to fail and led to partial amputations on both of his feet. Still, Chester remained hopeful because experts at MedStar Georgetown’s Center for Wound Healing helped him preserve something very important—his mobility.
