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AMPUTATIONS OF THE LOWER LIMB IN A REPATRIATION HOSPITAL
Author(s) -
Thursby P. F.,
Dunn R. M.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1970.tb77783.x
Subject(s) - amputation , medicine , rehabilitation , surgery , repatriation , complication , lower limb , diabetes mellitus , vascular disease , lower limb amputation , limb loss , physical therapy , archaeology , endocrinology , history
Two hundred and thirty‐seven patients who had lower limb amputations have been reviewed. The clinical course to amputation, the level of the amputation, the complication rates of a particular amputation and the techniques of amputation have been studied and are discussed. The differences between diabetic and non‐diabetic patients with peripheral vascular disease are examined. The place of below‐knee amputation in the rehabilitation of a patient is considered, and a change in attitude to this procedure is noted.