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Amputation Surgery

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Amputation of a limb, digit, or other body part is usually an operation of last resort where satisfactory disease control or functional salvage is not possible. This chapter brings together a range of surgical amputation procedures with the aim of providing information on complications, risks, and consequences of those procedures. For information on associated procedures, refer to the relevant chapter or volume.

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Above-Knee Amputation

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  1. Discipline of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, University of Adelaide, L5 Eleanor Harrald Building, North Terrace, 5000, Adelaide, SA, Australia

    Brendon J. Coventry BMBS, PhD, FRACS, FACS, FRSM

  2. Discipline of Surgery, The Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia

    John Walsh MD, FRACS

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    Brendon J. Coventry

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Coventry, B.J., Walsh, J. (2014). Amputation Surgery. In: Coventry, B. (eds) Cardio-Thoracic, Vascular, Renal and Transplant Surgery. Surgery: Complications, Risks and Consequences. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5418-1_5

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