title: Outcomes-oriented amputation surgery.
abstract: Both patients and health care professionals generally view amputation as a failure of modern medicine. Recent technological advances allow preservation of many limbs that would have required amputation in the not-too-distant past. These technological advances can be overused, imparting substantial potential risks to the patients. The goal of this article is to provide a modern outcomes-oriented approach to the question of limb salvage versus amputation.
authors.affiliation: Maywood, Ill. From the Loyola University Health System.
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Pinzur
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D023821:Limb Salvage / Q000534:rehabilitation; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016474:Weight-Bearing; D014945:Wound Healing