Amputation in vascular disease.
The management of vascular amputees in the Roehampton Limb Surgery Unit since its opening in 1975 is outlined and the results in 167 cases presented. Of the 35 patients over the age of 80, 57% were walking independently at the time of their discharge from the unit.
D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000379:methods* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D000672:Amputation Stumps; D001186:Artificial Limbs / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing