Amputation surgery in children: an analysis of frequency and cause of early wound problems Banza LN et al. - Results revealed that in this hospital the wound infection rate was 38 %, the wound breakdown rate was 11 % and the general wound sepsis rate was around 1%. More complications were observed following through-knee amputation. The authors had noticed fewer complications when the surgery was performed by a consultant than when it was performed by a junior trainee. [more...]
