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===General=== | ===General=== | ||
Comes in two basic flavours: | Comes in two basic flavours: | ||
*Above the knee ampuation. | *Above the knee ampuation (AKA). | ||
*Below the knee ampuation. | *Below the knee ampuation (BKA). | ||
Sections: | Etiology: | ||
*Diabetes mellitus - most common. | |||
*Trauma. | |||
===Gross=== | |||
*+/-Ulceration. | |||
*+/-Gangrene - black skin - subclassified: | |||
**"Wet" = moist/oozing fluid. | |||
**"Dry" = shriveled, no moisture apparent. | |||
*+/-Loss of hair. | |||
Image: | |||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GangreneFoot.JPG Gangrenous foot (WC)]. | |||
Sections - grossing: | |||
*Resection margin (check for viability). | *Resection margin (check for viability). | ||
*Gangrenous area. | *Gangrenous area. |
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