Determination of amputation level in ischaemic lower limbs

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 31-33

  Gu, Yong Q ^a,b  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amputation level; Ischaemic lower extremity; Run off score

Indexed keywords

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOT AMPUTATION; FOREFOOT; HUMAN; LEG ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR PATENCY;

AMPUTATION; ANGIOGRAPHY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LEG; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 1342344022     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-1433.2003.02787.x     Document Type: Review

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