Special problems in reconstructive surgery in the amputee: Lower extremities

Factors causing the partial loss of a lower limb may simultaneously produce extensive injury to the remaining portions of the same limb as well as to the opposite limb. The restoration of these parts assumes special importance by virtue of the added functional burden placed upon them. At the same ti...

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Published inThe American journal of surgery Vol. 79; no. 2; pp. 295 - 301
Main Author McCoy, Frederick J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.01.1950
Subjects
Amputation
Amputees
General Surgery
Humans
Lower Extremity
Old Medline
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures
SURGERY
AMPUTATION
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Summary:Factors causing the partial loss of a lower limb may simultaneously produce extensive injury to the remaining portions of the same limb as well as to the opposite limb. The restoration of these parts assumes special importance by virtue of the added functional burden placed upon them. At the same time, the nature of the demands for minimal scarring of the amputated limb imposes restrictions which complicate the selection of effective plastic reconstructive procedures. Several methods of circumventing these obstacles are offered.
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ISSN:0002-9610
1879-1883
DOI:10.1016/0002-9610(50)90169-3