article_snippet.sent: Surgeons were required to replace an artery in his left leg with a vein and needed 112 staples to seal the horrific wound.
article_snippet.sent: Surgeons were required to replace an artery in his left leg with a vein and needed 112 staples to seal a vein .
article_snippet.sent: Every year, surgeons perform around 8,000 amputations on diabetics in the UK - but campaigners say four out five could be prevented.
article_snippet.sent: Amputations cost the NHS £650million a year - and up 80 per cent of the amputees die within five years.