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War-Related Amputations and Prostheses in the Pediatric Population

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Pediatric traumatic limb amputations are one of the most severe and extensive injuries and present unique challenges not only for the injured but for their caregivers, the health system, and society; and this burden is magnified in conflict settings suffering from long-term social health and economic crises. A major challenge in complex extremity injuries is deciding which management route to take to get the most satisfactory outcome for the patient. In this chapter, we present different factors that dictate not only the decision to either amputate or salvage a limb but also the outcome as well as the anatomic and physiologic considerations in pediatric patients.

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  1. Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

    Paul Beaineh

  2. Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

    Seif Emseih

  3. Conflict Medicine Program, Global Health Institute, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

    Ghassan Soleiman Abu-Sittah

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Beaineh, P., Emseih, S., Abu-Sittah, G.S. (2023). War-Related Amputations and Prostheses in the Pediatric Population. In: Abu-Sittah, G.S., Hoballah, J.J. (eds) The War Injured Child. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28613-1_15

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