Amputation
Amputation is the intentional surgical removal of a limb or body part. It is performed to remove diseased tissue or to relieve pain. Amputation is performed to remove tissue that no longer ...
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Traumatic Amputations
Traumatic amputation is the accidental severing of some or all of a body part. A complete amputation totally detaches a limb or appendage from the rest of the body. In a partial ...
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Amputation
Amputation—cutting off all or part of a leg or arm—has been practiced since earliest times, but only out of desperation in cases of crushed or mangled limbs. It was a desperate ...
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