title: Above vs. below knee amputations: a retrospective analysis.
abstract: A review of 99 case histories (57 males and 42 females) involving 117 amputations of the lower limb during a four-year period is presented. Fifty-eight below-the-knee amputations were performed: five were revised to the above-the-knee (AK) level. There were 54 primary AK amputations. Complications associated with peripheral vascular disease constituted the main reason for performing surgery. The overall mortality rate was 20.2%: sepsis was the main cause of death.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies