TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mayer, Alissa
AU  - Ragothaman, Kevin
AU  - Steinberg, John S
TI  - Ankle Disarticulation: An Underutilized Approach to Staged Below Knee Amputation-Case Series and Surgical Technique
SN  - 1067-2516
PY  - 2020///
KW  - IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXED
KW  - MedStar Washington Hospital Center
KW  - Surgery/Plastic Surgery
KW  - Surgery/Podiatric Surgery
KW  - Journal Article
N2  - The staged approach to below knee amputation has proven to be an effective method of achieving functionality after amputation and reducing risk for  postamputation complications. Transtibial or "guillotine" amputations are often used as the first-stage amputation. Disarticulation at the ankle joint is an  alternative method that can be used with favorable results and benefits. These include rapid infection decompression while minimizing the blood loss of  traditional tibial osteotomy. Here we describe our operative technique, perioperative management, and indications for this surgical procedure. Copyright (c)  2019 the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved
UR  - https://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.jfas.2019.10.009
ER  -