Beyond the Cut: Modern Management of Lower Extremity Amputations
Selecting the site (e.g., above-knee or below-knee) that offers the best healing potential while preserving enough leverage for a future prosthesis. 2. Surgical Precision and Early Care
Determining if revascularization is possible to save the limb.
Patients are taught to inspect their "residual limb" daily for redness or breakdowns caused by prosthetic friction.