Open AccessA CLINICAL STUDY ON AMPUTATIONS IN GENERAL SURGERY
Author(s) -
K. Vijay Babu,
Darga Mahammad Mehatab Hussain
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
global journal for research analysis
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/gjra/3100363
Subject(s) - amputation , medicine , surgery , diabetic foot , foot (prosody) , arterial disease , limb loss , vascular disease , diabetes mellitus , linguistics , philosophy , endocrinology
Amputations is the Post graduates first case in the beginning and is one of the most ancient of all surgical procedures done for several indications, including trauma, peripheral vascular disease, tumor, diabetic foot infection and congenital anomalies.1,2,3 Some times limb amputation is considered the last resort when limb salvage is impossible or when the limb is dead or dying, viable but non- functional or endangering the patient's life.4