Open AccessNeed of Revision of Lower Limb Amputations in a North Indian Tertiary Care Centre
Author(s) -
Dileep Kumar,
Shailendra Singh,
Sudhir Kumar,
Rahul Goyal,
Narendra Singh Kushwaha,
Anil Kumar Gupta,
Vineet Sharma,
Vineet Sharma
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/16385.6886
Subject(s) - medicine , amputation , surgery , retrospective cohort study , rehabilitation , population , abscess , malignancy , general surgery , physical therapy , environmental health
Amputation of the extremity is a big challenge to mankind. Revision rate of primary amputations stands high despite of maximum care at tertiary care centres. The purpose of this study was to establish cause for the revision, identify preventable cause and to assess outcome of revision amputation surgery.