Functional outcomes of transmetatarsal amputation: 77% walking in community at 1 year 

Posted on by David G. Armstrong

This intriguing manuscript from colleagues in Messina suggest good functional status following transmetatarsal amputation (TMA) with concomitant revascularization.

 

 

 

Updates Surg. 2016 Jan 29. [Epub ahead of print]

Source: Functional outcomes of transmetatarsal amputation in the diabetic foot: timing of revascularization, wound healing and ambulatory status. – PubMed – NCBI

Leave a Reply

Published by David G. Armstrong

Dedicated to amputation prevention, wound healing, diabetic foot, biotechnology and the intersection between medical devices and consumer electronics.