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Below knee amputation may increase mortality risks

Below knee amputation is associated with substantial postoperative complications, including short- and long-term mortality risks, according to data presented at the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Annual Meeting. "This study has its limitations, but it emphasizes the importance of comprehensive counseling and coordinated care for these patients and the surgeries themselves," Samuel A.

Below knee amputation may increase mortality risks

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Below knee amputation is associated with substantial postoperative complications, including short- and long-term mortality risks, according to data presented at the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society...

"This study has its limitations, but it emphasizes the importance of comprehensive counseling and coordinated care for these patients and the surgeries themselves," Samuel A.

Florentino, MD, an orthopedic surgery resident at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio, told Healio.

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Below knee amputation is associated with substantial postoperative complications, including short- and long-term mortality risks, according to data presented at the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Annual Meeting. "This study has its limitations, but it emphasizes the importance of comprehensive counseling and coordinated care for these patients and the surgeries themselves," Samuel A. Florentino, MD, an orthopedic surgery resident at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio, told Healio.

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