title: [Under the thigh amputation according to Bruckner].
abstract: Knee joints of 24 in 28 patients were successfully preserved by below-knee amputation according to Brückner, at the Surgical Department of Karl-Marx University in Leipzig in 1987. The above patients had been in advanced age and in multimorbid conditions. Surgical technique and postoperative care are described and discussed in some detail.
authors: Klinik für Chirurgie, Bereichs Medizin der Karl-Marx-Universität Leipzig.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Putziger
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Kiene
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Sauer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000379:methods* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013848:Thigh / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Die Unterschenkelamputation nach Brückner.