The fate of the below knee amputee

The fate of the below knee amputee

A retrospective study of 47 patients undergoing 51 below-knee amputations over a six year period on one unit is reported. An overall success rate of 84.4% was achieved and the factors influencing this are discussed. Diabetics had equally good results as those patients with peripheral arterial diseas...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 1983-07, Vol.65 (4), p.230-232
Hauptverfasser: de Cossart, L, Randall, P, Turner, P, Marcuson, R W
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Aged
Amputation - methods
Arteriosclerosis - surgery
Diabetic Angiopathies - surgery
Female
Humans
Leg - surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:A retrospective study of 47 patients undergoing 51 below-knee amputations over a six year period on one unit is reported. An overall success rate of 84.4% was achieved and the factors influencing this are discussed. Diabetics had equally good results as those patients with peripheral arterial disease.
ISSN:0035-8843
1478-7083