Choice of level in lower extremity amputation — nationwide survey
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Choice of level in lower extremity amputation--nationwide survey.
This survey analyses the levels of all major lower limb amputations in Denmark performed in 1980. During that year a total of 2,404 amputations were carried out on 2,177 patients.
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عنوان ژورنال: Prosthetics & Orthotics International
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0309-3646
DOI: 10.3109/03093648309166971