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Multiple High-Energy Open Injuries in the Same Limb: Comparison of Outcomes Between Salvage and Amputation Groups.

Santhosh Kumar GovindarajuDan B InjaSandeep AlbertManasseh NithyananthVinoo Mathew Cherian
Published in: Indian journal of orthopaedics (2021)
The functional outcome and SF-12 score was better in amputation group. Patients who had amputation returned to work earlier, had smaller number of secondary hospitalization and has less complications and incurred less expenditure for treatment. The treatment decision should be periodically reviewed when an initial choice of salvage is made. Amputation must be looked at as a treatment for early rehabilitation.
Keyphrases
  • lower limb
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  • risk factors
  • adipose tissue
  • decision making