Amputation Summary

Everything you need to understand or teach Amputation.

  • 3 Encyclopedia Articles

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Encyclopedia Articles (3)

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Amputation Amputation is the intentional surgical removal of a limb or body part. It is performed to remove diseased tissue or to relieve pain. Amputation is performed to remove tissue that no longer ... Read more
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Traumatic Amputations Traumatic amputation is the accidental severing of some or all of a body part. A complete amputation totally detaches a limb or appendage from the rest of the body. In a partial ... Read more
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Amputation Amputation—cutting off all or part of a leg or arm—has been practiced since earliest times, but only out of desperation in cases of crushed or mangled limbs. It was a desperate ... Read more