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Oct 2026
Perioperative Complications and Mortality Following 24,506 Below-Knee Amputations in the United States: A Large, Retrospective Cohort Study.
INTRODUCTION Below-knee amputation (BKA) is a critical lower-extremity intervention but remains associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Prior studies are often limited by small cohorts, single-center designs, or narrow outcome definitions, leaving contemporary national estimates of postoperative risk incom...
L. Rodio, Logan M. Good, Niki J. Rodgers et al.
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