Table 1 MEDLINE PubMed search strategy

2

“Foot Ulcer”[Mesh] or (Foot Ulcer*) or (Plantar Ulcer*) or “below the knee ulcer”

3

“Diabetic Foot”[Mesh] or (Foot Diabetic) or (Diabetic Feet) or (Foot Ulcer Diabetic) or diabet*

4

“Peripheral Arterial Disease”[Mesh] or (Arter* Disease* Peripheral) or “critical limb ischemia”

5

“Diabetes Complications”[Mesh] or (Diabet* Complication*) or (Diabetes-Related Complication*) or (Diabetes Related Complication*) or (Complication* of Diabetes Mellitus) or (Diabetes Mellitus Complication*)

6

“Peripheral Vascular Diseases”[Mesh] or (Disease* Peripheral Vascular) or (Peripheral Angiopath*)

7

1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6

8

“Stents”[Mesh] or stent*

9

“Drug-Eluting Stents”[Mesh] or (Drug Eluting Stent*) or (Drug-Eluting Stent*) or (Drug-Coated Stent*) or (Drug Coated Stent*)

10

“Self Expandable Metallic Stents”[Mesh] or (Self Expandable Metal* Stent*)

11

“Angioplasty”[Mesh] or Angioplast* or (Endoluminal Repair*) or (Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplast*) or (Transluminal Angioplast*)

12

“Angioplasty, Balloon, Laser-Assisted”[Mesh] or (Laser Balloon Angioplast*) or (Laser-Assisted Angioplast*) or (Laser Assisted Angioplast*) or (Angioplast* Transluminal Percutaneous Laser) or (Laser-Assisted Balloon Angioplast*) or (Laser Assisted Balloon Angioplast*) or (Percutaneous Transluminal Laser Angioplast*)

13

“Angioplasty, Laser”[Mesh] or (Laser Angioplast*)

14

“Angioplasty, Balloon”[Mesh] or (Dilation* Transluminal Arter*) or (Balloon Angioplast*)

15

revascular* or (drug-coated balloon)

16

“Endovascular Procedures”[Mesh] or (Endovascular Procedure*) or (Intravascular Procedure*) or (Intravascular Technique*) or (Endovascular Technique*)

17

8 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 or 16

18

7 and 17

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18 AND (Therapy/Broad[filter])