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The chapter takes into account the absolute indications and the severe mangled extremity and also discusses the ideal levels in adults and children, in large and small joints. It also discusses the ideal conditions under which it should be undertaken as emergencies and planned procedures.

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    K. Mohan Iyer

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  1. Formerly Locum Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal Free Hampstead NHS trust, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK

    K. Mohan Iyer

  2. Division of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK

    Wasim S. Khan

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Iyer, K.M. (2019). Amputations. In: Iyer, K., Khan, W. (eds) General Principles of Orthopedics and Trauma. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15089-1_18

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