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Morbid Implications of Above-Knee AmputationsReport of a Series and Review of the Literature
Charles C. Huston, MD;
Brack A. Bivins, MD;
Calvin B. Ernst, MD;
Ward O. Griffen, Jr, MD, PhD
Arch Surg. 1980;115(2):165-167.
Abstract
• In a retrospective review of 100 consecutive patients requiring above-knee amputation for arterial occlusive disease, the operative mortality was 15%. An additional 26% mortality occurred during a two-year follow-up period. Principal causes of death were sepsis in 54%, heart disease in 16%, and stroke in 11%. The poor prognosis of patients requiring amputation was related to progression of systemic diseases and to generalized debility among these patients.
(Arch Surg 115:165-167, 1980)
Author Affiliations
From the Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, Ky.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication Feb 28, 1979.
Reprint requests to Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, K Y 40536 (Dr Bivins).
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