immediate amputation


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im·me·di·ate am·pu·ta·tion

performed within 12 hours after the injury, amputation necessitated by irreparable injury to the limb.
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Extensive necrotising infection that after debridement will no longer provide the patient with a functional foot likewise requires immediate amputation.
Principles of management of vascular problems in the diabetic foot: a multidisciplinary approach accounting for the complex pathobiology and biomechanics of the diabetic foot is crucial to decrease the rate of amputations
Doctors in this country always think we're lucky if our wounds do not require the immediate amputation of the damaged limb - conducted without an anaesthetic.
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The emergency room physician recommended immediate amputation of the right foot.
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LAS VEGAS -- The high rates of immediate amputation in black patients who present with a diabetes-related lower extremity ulcer cannot be explained fully by clinical factors, Dr.
Black patients were less likely than white patients to have an interventional cardiovascular procedure and were far more likely to have immediate amputation, said Dr.
Unexplained Higher Amputation Rate Seen in Blacks With Diabetes
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