Lower-Extremity Amputation: A 6-Year Follow-up Study in Brazil

Purpose. To evaluate the 6-year mortality in 50 patients following lower-limb amputation. Methods. The cumulative survival rate of 50 (28 men, 22 women) amputees aged 54 to 94 years (mean, 67.3; median, 73.5) was retrospectively studied from 1993 to 1998. Indications for above- or below-knee amputat...

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Main Authors: JMP de Godoy, MF de Godoy, F Batigalia, ARF Trávolo, EHF Monteiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2005-08-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/230949900501300210