title: Open tibia fracture: amputation versus limb salvage. Opinion: below-the-knee amputation.
authors.affiliation: Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Dougherty
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D023821:Limb Salvage / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery*