Leg amputations - Revision history

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			*Type of specimen: above knee/below knee.
	*Dimensions.		*Dimensions.
	*Resection margin: appears viable.		*Resection margin: appears viable.
	*Intactness: all appendages present.		*Intactness: all appendages present.
	*Hair: present/absent.		*Hair: present/absent.
	*Ulcer: present/absent, location, size.		*Ulcer/injury/scars: present/absent, location, size.
	*Skin changes: shiny, gangrenous.		*Skin changes: none apparent, shiny, gangrenous.
	*Skin lesions: present/absent.		*Skin lesions: present/absent.
	*Nails: within normal limits/colour change.		*Nails: within normal limits/colour change.

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	*Trauma.		*Trauma.
	*Infection - see ''[[chronic osteomyelitis]]''.		*Infection - see ''[[chronic osteomyelitis]]''.
	*Drug use, e.g. [[cocaine]].<ref name=pmid17059855>{{cite journal \|author=Dhawan SS, Wang BW \|title=Four-extremity gangrene associated with crack cocaine abuse \|journal=Ann Emerg Med \|volume=49 \|issue=2 \|pages=186–9 \|year=2007 \|month=February \|pmid=17059855 \|doi=10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.08.001 \|url=}}<ref>		*Drug use, e.g. [[cocaine]].<ref name=pmid17059855>{{cite journal \|author=Dhawan SS, Wang BW \|title=Four-extremity gangrene associated with crack cocaine abuse \|journal=Ann Emerg Med \|volume=49 \|issue=2 \|pages=186–9 \|year=2007 \|month=February \|pmid=17059855 \|doi=10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.08.001 \|url=}}</ref>

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	*Trauma.		*Trauma.
	*Infection - see ''[[chronic osteomyelitis]]''.		*Infection - see ''[[chronic osteomyelitis]]''.
	*Drug use, e.g. [[cocaine]].<ref name=pmid17059855/>		*Drug use, e.g. [[cocaine]].<ref name=pmid17059855>{{cite journal \|author=Dhawan SS, Wang BW \|title=Four-extremity gangrene associated with crack cocaine abuse \|journal=Ann Emerg Med \|volume=49 \|issue=2 \|pages=186–9 \|year=2007 \|month=February \|pmid=17059855 \|doi=10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.08.001 \|url=}}<ref>

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	'''Leg amputations''' are typically seen in the context of [[peripheral vascular disease]].		'''Leg amputations''' are typically seen in the context of [[peripheral vascular disease]].

			==General - overview==
			Comes in two basic flavours:
			*Above the knee ampuation (AKA).
			*Below the knee ampuation (BKA).

			Etiology:
			*[[Diabetes mellitus]] - most common - see ''[[atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease]]''.
			*Trauma.
			*Infection - see ''[[chronic osteomyelitis]]''.
			*Drug use, e.g. [[cocaine]].<ref name=pmid17059855/>

			==Grossing==
			*Dimensions.
			*Resection margin: appears viable.
			*Intactness: all appendages present.
			*Hair: present/absent.
			*Ulcer: present/absent, location, size.
			*Skin changes: shiny, gangrenous.
			*Skin lesions: present/absent.
			*Nails: within normal limits/colour change.
			*Vessels: examined? vascular disease?
			*Muscle wasting: present/absent.

			==Sign out==
			:See ''[[Ditzels#Atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease]]''.

			==See also==
			*[[Ditzels]].

			[[Category:Ditzels]]

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	~~#redirect~~ [[~~Ditzels#Leg_amputation~~]]		'''Leg amputations''' are typically seen in the context of [[peripheral vascular disease]].

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