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below-knee amputation

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below-knee (BK) amputation,


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The option of a below-knee amputation was suggested and the patient agreed.
Disseminated rhinosporidiosis destroying the talus: a case report by R Amritanand and M Nithyananth and V M Cherian and K Venkatesh and A Shah / Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Thus, the below-knee amputation (BKA) with long posterior flap, as popularized by Burgess et al (4) in the early 1970s has been shown to heal successfully in more than 85% of appropriately selected patients.
Gritti-stokes (through-knee) amputation: should it be reintroduced? by Fielding, L. Peter / Southern Medical Journal
The control group included a subject with a below-knee amputation, and the experimental group included a subject with a fifth ray amputation.
Healing Times of Pedal Ulcers in Diabetic Immunosuppressed Patients ... by Hanley, Barbara / Physical Therapy
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