[Salvage of extremities or amputation in severe traumas].
The decision whether a severely traumatized limb should undergo primary amputation or be exposed to limb salvage procedures is often extremely difficult. A large number of clinical parameters should be evaluated and some specific damages should lead to primary amputation. Four limb salvage indexes are evaluated.
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Ortopaedkirurgisk afdeling T., Amtssygehuset i Herlev.
D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery*; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis
Ekstremitetsbevarelse eller amputation ved svaere traumer.