"stage 0: asymptomatic"
"stage 1: mild claudication"
"stage 2: moderate claudication (NB the distance that delineates mild, moderate and severe claudication is not specified in the Rutherford classification, but is mentioned in the Fontaine classification as 200 metres)"
"stage 3: severe claudication"
"stage 4: rest pain"
"stage 5: ischaemic ulceration not exceeding ulcer of the digits of the foot"
"stage 6: severe ischaemic ulcers or frank gangrene"
"stage I: asymptomatic"
"stage II: intermittent claudication"
"stage III: rest pain"
"stave IV: ischaemic ulcers or gangrene"
"TASC II for aorto-iliac and infrainguinal disease and the Global Anatomic Staging System (GLASS) for infrainguinal disease can be used to anatomically stage peripheral arterial disease on imaging 2-4."
"TASC II classification"
"TASC II is advantageous in the research setting as it can compare specific lesion types but does not provide an overall staging in the setting of determining a revascularisation strategy 4. It is as follows 5:"
"TASC II classification"
Expected headings
"Clinically-based"
"Rutherford classification"
"Fontaine classification"
"Anatomic-based"
"TASC II classification"
"There are numerous clinically or anatomically based classification systems for staging peripheral arterial disease."
"The risk of amputation in infected wounds (usually diabetic foot ulcers) can be estimated using the Wound, Ischaemia and Foot infection (WIfI) classification system 1-3."
"stage 2: moderate claudication (NB the distance that delineates mild, moderate and severe claudication is not specified in the Rutherford classification, but is mentioned in the Fontaine classification as 200 metres)"