Long Term Outcomes Following Syme’s Amputation

Category: Ankle, Diabetes, Trauma Introduction/Purpose: The metabolic cost of walking following Syme’s ankle disarticulation amputation is minimally more than similar non-amputees. The ability to end-bear makes prosthetic fitting relatively simple, and very few patients require extensive rehabilitat...

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Main Authors: Michael Pinzur MD, Adam Schiff MD, Elissa Finkler MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-09-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011417S000326