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| ==Leg amputation== | | ==Leg amputation== |
| ===General - overview===
| | {{Main|Leg amputation}} |
| Comes in two basic flavours:
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| *Above the knee ampuation (AKA).
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| *Below the knee ampuation (BKA).
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| Etiology:
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| *[[Diabetes mellitus]] - most common - see ''[[atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease]]''.
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| *Trauma.
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| *Infection - see ''[[chronic osteomyelitis]]''.
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| *Drug use, e.g. [[cocaine]].<ref name=pmid17059855/>
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| ===Sign out===
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| :See ''[[Ditzels#Atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease]]''.
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| ==Toe amputation== | | ==Toe amputation== |