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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1949;31:639-649.
© 1949 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

AMPUTATIONS FOR FAILURE IN RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

Alvin Hulnick 1, Charles Highsmith, 1, and Frank J. Boutin 1

1 Medical Corps, Army of the United States

1. Amputation as an end result is better than a painful or useless extremity without hope of restored function.

2. The functional end result of extremity reconstruction and the time necessary to obtain this result must be kept constantly in mind.

3. Amputation in selected cases, when carried out in the proper manner, and when the limb is fitted with a correct prosthesis, should be considered a form of constructive treatment.


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