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Amputations have been performed for centuries to treat a variety of disorders including cancer. Historically amputees often are geriatric patients with diabetes and peripheral vascular disease, or those receiving injuries as a result of an accident or war [1–3]. In fact, in 1866 after the Civil War in the United States, one-fifth of the entire revenue of the State of Mississippi was spent on artificial limbs for amputees [4]. Nevertheless, the full impact of amputation, or the more modern version of it; i.e., limb-salvage operation, has not been fully explored.
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Tebbi, C.K. (1993). Psychological effects of amputation in osteosarcoma. In: Humphrey, G.B., Koops, H.S., Molenaar, W.M., Postma, A. (eds) Osteosarcoma in Adolescents and Young Adults: New Developments and Controversies. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 62. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3518-8_7
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