• Instr Course Lect · Jan 2013

    Orthopaedic trauma mythbusters: is limb salvage the preferred method of treatment for the mangled lower extremity?

    • Robert A Probe.
    • Department of Orthopaedics, Scott and White Healthcare, Temple, TX, USA.
    • Instr Course Lect. 2013 Jan 1;62:35-40.

    AbstractOrthopaedic education is replete with unsubstantiated recommendations (myths) from predecessors in the field of orthopaedics. Even in the presence of sound evidence, some of these myths can be perpetuated through generations. One such recommendation is that if a mangled lower extremity can be saved, it should be saved. Recent technical and biologic advances allow the salvage of limbs that often required amputation in the past. Today's physicians must decide whether the physical, emotional, and financial costs of limb salvage can be justified by the expected functional outcome. Accumulated evidence suggests that functional outcomes are similar for amputation and limb salvage, whereas those treated with limb salvage have more hospitalizations and longer treatment times.

      Pubmed     Copy Citation     Plaintext  

      Add institutional full text...

    Notes

     
    Knowledge, pearl, summary or comment to share?
    300 characters remaining
    help        
    You can also include formatting, links, images and footnotes in your notes
    • Simple formatting can be added to notes, such as *italics*, _underline_ or **bold**.
    • Superscript can be denoted by <sup>text</sup> and subscript <sub>text</sub>.
    • Numbered or bulleted lists can be created using either numbered lines 1. 2. 3., hyphens - or asterisks *.
    • Links can be included with: [my link to pubmed](http://pubmed.com)
    • Images can be included with: ![alt text](https://bestmedicaljournal.com/study_graph.jpg "Image Title Text")
    • For footnotes use [^1](This is a footnote.) inline.
    • Or use an inline reference [^1] to refer to a longer footnote elseweher in the document [^1]: This is a long footnote..

    hide…