Is revision surgery following lower-limb amputation a worthwhile procedure? A retrospective review of 71 cases

Injury

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 660-666

  Bourke, H E ^a   Yelden, K C ^b   Robinson, K P ^b   Sooriakumaran, S ^b   Ward, D A ^a  

^a KINGSTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amputation; Lower limb; Revision surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE LESION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; CHILD; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SELECTION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958037597     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.09.035     Document Type: Article

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