“Every 20 seconds, somewhere around the world someone loses their leg because of diabetes.
Our mission is to push back the clock and eliminate preventable amputations over the next generation.”
Dr. David G. Armstrong
ALPS Founding President
ALPS News
International Experts in Charge of New Workgroup Targeting Avoidable Amputations in Los Angeles County
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (LADHS) announces the formation of a new workgroup targeting the epidemic of avoidable...
ALPS Founding President receives Karel Bakker Lifetime Achievement Award for Science, Healthcare, and Advocacy for Limb Preservation
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, May 11, 2023 - Professor David G. Armstrong, the American Limb Preservation Society's Founding President and DFCon Co-Chair,...
ALPS Features: Salih Hendricks a Diabetic and Amputee Advocate
Upon meeting Salih Hendricks, it is easy to see why he is such a well-known name in the diabetes community in South Africa. His cheerful demeanor,...
A Reason to Fight Harder – An Interview with Nathan Randall, a Healthcare Advocate in the Native American Community
Poverty and complications from diabetes are closely connected and poor communities suffer. Some Native American communities are gravely affected....
Loss of Insurance Leads to Loss of Limb
A significant study recently published in the Annals of Vascular Surgery has uncovered a troubling correlation between loss of health insurance...
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“We aim to advance science and clinical care in association with limb preservation and to develop the next generation of clinicians, scientists and clinician scientists in this field.”
Dr. David G. Armstrong
ALPS Founding President