[Reconstructive-restorative operations of the skin after amputation of the limbs]

Up to 70% of cases admitted for primary prosthetics after amputation of the extremities suffer from some defects aod diseases of the stumps requiring surgical treatment. The experience of the Leningrad Scientific Research Institute of Prosthetics with 593 reconstructive-restorative operations on the stumps of the extremities allows to define indications for skin plasty on the stumps and to assess the advantages and drawbacks of different methods.