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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> | ||
==Grossing== | ==Grossing== | ||
*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. | ||