Below-knee amputation using the sagittal technique: a comparison with the coronal amputation
Alter, A.H.; Moshein, J.; Elconin, K.B.; Cohen, M.J.
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 131: 195-201
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-921X PMID: 657622 Document Number: 137544
Fourteen patients had below-knee amputation performed by the coronal technique and 17 by the sagittal technique. By changing the incision to a sagittal plane, a substantial improvement is observed in wound morbidity and in earlier time of definitive prosthetic wear.
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