Mortality and Conversion Rate to Below Knee or Above Knee Amputation Following Transmetatarsal Amputation

Mortality and Conversion Rate to Below Knee or Above Knee Amputation Following Transmetatarsal Amputation

Category: Midfoot/Forefoot; Diabetes; Other Introduction/Purpose: Non-traumatic lower extremity amputations (LEA), especially those performed in dysvascular and diabetic patients, are known to have poor long-term prognosis. Perioperative mortality has been reported at between 4 and 10%, and the 1 an...

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Main Authors: D. Anthony Barcel MD, Susan M. Odum PhD, Taylor Rowe, Jefferson B. Sabatini MD, Samuel E. Ford MD, J. Kent Ellington MD, MS, Carroll P. Jones MD, W. Hodges Davis MD, Todd A. Irwin MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-10-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011420S00112

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https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011420S00112

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