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Case Reports
. 2016 May;119(5):414-20.
doi: 10.1007/s00113-016-0183-3.

[Limb salvage versus amputation after severe lower extremity injury : Cases from clinical practice]

[Article in German]
N Hawi  1 , C Krettek  2 , C W Müller  2
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[Limb salvage versus amputation after severe lower extremity injury : Cases from clinical practice]

[Article in German]
N Hawi et al. Unfallchirurg. 2016 May.

Abstract

Following severe lower extremity injury, the potential outcome of a salvage procedure might often be questionable. Objective criteria should help in decision-making. From the clinical practice of a level I trauma center, we demonstrate three case reports and approaches following severe lower extremity injury.

Keywords: Amputation; LEAP study; Limb salvage; Lower extremity; Severe injury.

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