[Reconstructive measures to prevent lower extremity amputation for atherosclerotic occlusive disease in old age and the results obtained between 1973 to 1977 (author's transl)].
Within a 5-year-period 102 patients over the age of 70 were admitted with atherosclerotic occlusive disease. All patients had rest pain or necrosis. In 12,8% only a primary amputation could be performed. The procedures and results of reconstructive surgery on 89 patients were demonstrated: mortality rate of 11,2%, a secondary amputation rate of 13,5% and improvement of 75,3%. The problems after amputation in the senium are discussed.
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001162:Arteriosclerosis Obliterans / Q000601:surgery*; D001604:Berlin; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012306:Risk; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000401:mortality
Das "amputationsreife Bein" im Greisenalter: Rekonstruktive Möglichkeiten und Ergebnisse der Jahre 1973--1977.