title: Prediction of amputation after severe lower limb trauma.
abstract: The Mangled Extremity Severity Score was applied to 152 patients with severely injured lower limbs. All cases with a score of seven or more required amputation; some with scores of less than seven eventually came to amputation. These observations are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Christchurch Public Hospital, New Zealand.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Robertson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery*