Title: [When is primary amputation of the upper leg indicated?].
Abstract: Every patient suffering from arterial occlusive disease has to be considered a candidate for a bilateral amputation. Infragenual amputation is preferable if at all possible. Poor wound healing and reamputation at a higher level are factors to be expected in 20-30% of these patients. Therefore primary above-knee amputation is indicated only if a more distal amputation level is not possible, or if lower amputation offers no advantage to the patient. The question must be answered in each individual case.
Publication Year: 1989
Publication Date: 1989-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['pubmed']
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