@article{article_1728697, title={MAJOR LOWER EXREMİTY AMPUTATİONS}, journal={Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası}, volume={33}, pages={33–38}, year={1980}, author={Ceylan, İbrahim}, keywords={Mortality, amputations, desarticulation}, abstract={In this report, 68 above knee, 10 below knee amputations and one hip desarticulation for gangren which resulted from diabetes mellitus and occlusive arterial disease performed between January 1977 and April 1979, have been analysed retrospectively. : Majority of the patients consisted of elderly men. Mortality is found to be 26.5 per cent in above knee amputations and 20 percent in below knee amputations. Total of these series were 25.3 per cent. These findings were compared with literatüre review.}, number={1}, publisher={Ankara University}