Lower-limb amputation for occlusive vascular disease.
A small series of 58 patients who required amputation because of gangrene of the lower limb with nonreconstructable arteries at New York University Medical Center illustrates the manner in which application of some of these principles achieved primary healing of 78% in below-knee amputation and rehabilitation rate of as high as 90% using simple nonrigid dressings.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D000672:Amputation Stumps; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014945:Wound Healing