Undertreated Medical Conditions vs Trauma as Primary Indications for Amputation at a Referral Hospital in Cameroon
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Predictive factors for primary amputation in trauma patients in a Nigerian university teaching hospital.
BACKGROUND The decision to attempt salvage or to amputate a severely injured limb is among the most difficult decision that the orthopaedist must face. OBJECTIVE To determine possible predictive factors that could become guides in taking decision for primary amputation as a first line treatment for trauma patients. DESIGN A prospective study of post-traumatic primary limb amputations. SET...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA Surgery
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2168-6254
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.1059