Complications Post Amputation

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Aim:

  1. To enable the reader to identify and appropriately manage complications of amputation.

To include the following plus anything else you feel is relevant:

  • oedema
  • wounds and infection
  • muscle weakness
  • contractures
  • joint instability
  • autonomic dysfunction
  • pain
  • others

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  • Evidence based
  • Referenced
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