[Gritti's amputation in vascular surgery]

Gritti's amputation was performed in 35 patients, mean age 71 years, with vascular disease of leg. There was no immediate postoperative mortality. Of twenty patients fitted with an appliance using a specific technique, only one had a poor functional result. The results obtained in this preliminary series were compared with those after amputations and knee disarticulations. They showed that Gritti's amputation should be considered for patients with arteritis when a functional knee is impossible to conserve.