Pediatric Traumatic Limb Amputation: The Principles of Management and Optimal Residual Limb Lengths

Pediatric traumatic limb amputations are rare and their acute and long term management can be challenging in this subgroup of patients. The lengthy and costly hospital stays, and resulting physical and psychological implications leads to significant morbidity. We present a summary of treatment princ...

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Main Authors: Khan, Muhammad Adil Abbas, Javed, Ammar Asrar, Rao, Dominic Jordan, Corner, J Antony, Rosenfield, Peter
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Iranian Society for Plastic Surgeons 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4904133/