Observational study reports higher complication rates in trauma-related lower limb amputations, indicating greater care needs.
Lower limb amputations secondary to trauma exhibit higher rates of reoperation and infection compared to vascular or diabetic amputees. This is the first and largest study to provide high-quality data describing the incidence of complications in patients with lower limb amputations due to trauma in the UK.
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