Highlights
- •The burden of post-traumatic amputations is high, especially in developing countries.
- •Most common causes are road-traffic accidents and machine-cut injuries.
- •Young males are most affected in the productive years of their lives.
- •A delayed for more than 12 h after trauma increases the chances of revision surgery and prolongs hospital stay.
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