Analysis on amputation levels: Retrospective study

Retrospective study of 100 amputations at the Hospital de Clínicas in the period 1977-1980 evidencing the incidence of poor risk factors in amputations due to vascular problems in lower extremities.Prevíous treatment, especially vascular surgery in patients that have had a limb amputated has not del...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Henderson, Eduardo, Balboa, Oscar, Castro, Danilo, Bisio, Hugo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1986
País:Uruguay
Institución:Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay
Repositorio:Revista Cirugía del Uruguay
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.revista.scu.org.uy:article/3692
Acceso en línea:https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/3692
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:amputación
amputation
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Sumario:Retrospective study of 100 amputations at the Hospital de Clínicas in the period 1977-1980 evidencing the incidence of poor risk factors in amputations due to vascular problems in lower extremities.Prevíous treatment, especially vascular surgery in patients that have had a limb amputated has not delayed amputation for more than five years and in fifty per cent of the patients amputation occurs immediately alter vascular surgery. There exist a disproportionated percentage of amputation of the thigh as compared with amputation of the leg, evidencing error in the approach to the problem and technique employed. A High percentage of mortality is reported (15%), sharply increasing in emergency amputations (60%). Rehabilitation is not satisfactorily conducted there being an extremely low percentage of self-sufficient amputees.