Salvage of extremities or amputation in severe traumas
Ebskov, L.B.
Ugeskrift for Laeger 156(24): 3625-3631
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0041-5782 PMID: 8066883 Document Number: 426511
The decision whether a severely traumatized limb should undergo primary amputation or be exposed to limb salvage procedures is often extremely difficult. A large number of clinical parameters should be evaluated and some specific damages should lead to primary amputation. Four limb salvage indexes are evaluated.
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