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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 94-B, Issue SUPP_XXI | Pages 180 - 180
1 May 2012
WHY IS IT STILL NEEDED – AND WHAT IS THE OUTCOME? HINDQUARTER AMPUTATION:- ‘THE GREATEST MUTILATION FOR WHICH SURGERY IS RESPONSIBLE’
R. G C. C S. C R. T S. A L. J
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Background

Advances in diagnosis and treatment should mean that hindquarter amputation is now rarely needed. Unfortunately this is not the case. We have performed 166 of these amputations in the past 36 years. We have investigated the reasons why this procedure is still required and the outcomes following it.

Method

A retrospective review of data stored on a prospective database.

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