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The risk of malignant edema following lower limb amputation for ischemic gangrene

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Authors review 1360 lower limb amputations for ischemic gangrene. The incidence of post-operative malignant edema of the stump was found to be 0.2 to 0.4%, and the distribution was favourable to encourage amputating surgeons to choose possibly distal levels even in case of vascular disease.

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Die Autoren berichten über 1360 wegen ischämischem Gangrän durchgeführte Amputationen der unteren Gliedmaßen. Die Häuftgkeit des postoperativen Gasödems des Stumpfes lag zwischen 0,2 and 0,4%. Die Verteilung der Gasödemfälle in verschiedene Amputationsniveaus berechtigt die amputierenden Chirurgen auch bei Gefäpatienten möglichst distale Niveaus zu wählen.

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  1. National Institute for Medical Rehabilitation, Box 1, H-1528, Budapest, Hungary

    Gergely László & György Élö

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László, G., Élö, G. The risk of malignant edema following lower limb amputation for ischemic gangrene. Arch. Orth. Traum. Surg. 102, 49–50 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00443039

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