Am I better off with out it?: a case study of a patient having a trans-tibial amputation after 52 years of chronic lower limb ulceration and pain.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
This case study looks at a 71-year-old man who had 52 years of chronic lower limb pain and ulceration secondary to radiotherapy for an osteosarcoma. It discusses some issues surrounding amputation in such a case and raises early preoperative involvement by a multidisciplinary amputee rehabilitation team as a mandatory arm of management.
Medical subject headings
- Amputation, Surgical
- Artificial Limbs
- Bone Neoplasms
- Leg Ulcer
- Osteosarcoma
- Pain
- Radiation Injuries
Anatomy
- tibia