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==Leg amputation==
==Leg amputation==
===Overview===
===General - overview===
Comes in two basic flavours:
Comes in two basic flavours:
*Above the knee ampuation (AKA).
*Above the knee ampuation (AKA).
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*Infection - see ''[[chronic osteomyelitis]]''.
*Infection - see ''[[chronic osteomyelitis]]''.
*Drug use, e.g. [[cocaine]].<ref name=pmid17059855/>
*Drug use, e.g. [[cocaine]].<ref name=pmid17059855/>
===Sign out===
:See ''[[Ditzels#Atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease]]''.


==Toe amputation==
==Toe amputation==
===General - overview===
*Like leg ampuations.
*Like leg ampuations.


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:See ''[[Ditzels#Atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease]]''.
THIRD TOE, RIGHT, AMPUTATION:
- SKIN WITH MARKED DERMAL FIBROSIS.
- MILD ATHEROSCLEROSIS.
- NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
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SECOND TOE, LEFT, AMPUTATION:
- MODERATE ATHEROSCLEROSIS.
- BONE WITH A FATTY BONE MARROW CAVITY WITH FOCAL FAT NECROSIS AND RARE PLASMA CELLS.
- SKIN WITH FIBROUS DERMIS AND NON-SPECIFIC PERIVASCULAR LYMPHOPLASMACYTIC DERMAL INFILTRATE.
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GREAT TOE, LEFT, AMPUTATION:
- GANGRENE.
- SEVERE ATHEROSCLEROSIS.
- ULCERATED SKIN AND CHRONIC ISCHEMIC CHANGES.
- BONE WITH NO SIGNIFICANT PATHOLOGY.
- NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
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==Atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease==
==Atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease==
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===Sign out===
===Sign out===
====Leg amputation====
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LEFT LEG, BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION:
LEFT LEG, BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION:
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====Toe amputation====
=====Mild=====
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THIRD TOE, RIGHT, AMPUTATION:
- SKIN WITH MARKED DERMAL FIBROSIS.
- MILD ATHEROSCLEROSIS.
- NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
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=====Moderate=====
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SECOND TOE, LEFT, AMPUTATION:
SECOND TOE, LEFT, AMPUTATION:
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SECOND TOE, LEFT, AMPUTATION:
- MODERATE ATHEROSCLEROSIS.
- BONE WITH A FATTY BONE MARROW CAVITY WITH FOCAL FAT NECROSIS AND RARE PLASMA CELLS.
- SKIN WITH FIBROUS DERMIS AND NON-SPECIFIC PERIVASCULAR LYMPHOPLASMACYTIC DERMAL INFILTRATE.
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=====Severe=====
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SECOND AND THIRD TOE, LEFT, AMPUTATION:
SECOND AND THIRD TOE, LEFT, AMPUTATION:
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- ACUTE AND CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS.
- ACUTE AND CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS.
- GANGRENE.
- GANGRENE.
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GREAT TOE, LEFT, AMPUTATION:
- GANGRENE.
- SEVERE ATHEROSCLEROSIS.
- ULCERATED SKIN AND CHRONIC ISCHEMIC CHANGES.
- BONE WITH NO SIGNIFICANT PATHOLOGY.
- NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
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