title: The postoperative environment of the amputation stump. Postoperative wound dressing after through-knee amputation.
abstract: This paper reviews different types of treatment of the amputation stump. Following an examination of the historical development there are sections on bandaging, semi-rigid dressings, rigid cast dressing and controlled environment treatment. The merits and demerits of each type of treatment are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000672:Amputation Stumps; D001458:Bandages; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000601:surgery*; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control