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  • Title: [Indication and amputation technique of below knee amputation in occlusive arterial disease (author's transl)].
    Author: Vinz H, Klemm W.
    Journal: Zentralbl Chir; 1981; 106(5):273-84. PubMed ID: 7013350.
    Abstract:
    In patients with occlusive arterial disease of the lower extremity below knee amputation is successful in 75 to 85%. Below knee amputation enables a better and more rapid prosthetic rehabilitation than above knee amputation, even in very old patients. Indication, amputation technique, and postoperative stump management are described in detail.
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