Functional and Patient-reported Outcomes following Transmetatarsal Amputation in High-risk Limb Salvage Patients

Functional and Patient-reported Outcomes following Transmetatarsal Amputation in High-risk Limb Salvage Patients

Background:. Transmetatarsal amputation (TMA) is performed in patients with nonhealing wounds of the forefoot. Compared with below-knee amputations, healing after TMA is less reliable, and often leads to subsequent higher-level amputation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the functional and pat...

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Main Authors: Romina Deldar, MD, Gina Cach, BA, Adaah A. Sayyed, BS, Brian N. Truong, BS, Emily Kim, BS, Jayson N. Atves, DPM, John S. Steinberg, DPM, Karen K. Evans, MD, Christopher E. Attinger, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2022-05-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004350

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