Outcomes-oriented amputation surgery
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Therapy Interventions for Upper Limb Amputees Undergoing Selective Nerve Transfers
Published on: October 29, 2021
1Maywood, Ill. From the Loyola University Health System.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
|January 5, 2011
Abstract:
Both patients and health care professionals generally view amputation as a failure of modern medicine. Recent technological advances allow preservation of many limbs that would have required amputation in the not-too-distant past. These technological advances can be overused, imparting substantial potential risks to the patients. The goal of this article is to provide a modern outcomes-oriented approach to the question of limb salvage versus amputation.
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