title: The risk of malignant edema following lower limb amputation for ischemic gangrene.
abstract: Authors review 1360 lower limb amputations for ischemic gangrene. The incidence of postoperative malignant edema of the stump was found to be 0.2 to 0.4%, and the distribution was favourable to encourage amputating surgeons to choose possibly distal levels even in case of vascular disease.
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000672:Amputation Stumps; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005738:Gas Gangrene / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012306:Risk; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000601:surgery*