An improved technique for below knee amputation.

M S Galvao

PubMed · 1194346

An improved technique for below knee amputation.

Abstract

The author describes a technique for below knee amputation using a long and very broad posterior flap where the main vessels are divided and ligated distally. Two large "dog ears" at the end of the stump are de-epithelialized and buried providing extra padding. The technique conserves maximum blood supply and has proved to be safer than the methods described previously.

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