![]() The amputation is therefore the beginning of rehabilitation for these patients, many of whom have become debilitated both physically and emotionally in the battle to save part or all of a foot. However, in the patient who has a foot that is no longer either viable or functional, an amputation is a positive procedure because it is the first step on the road to restored or renewed function. Perhaps the reason is the repugnance of removing a body part, perhaps because amputation is seemingly so unaesthetic, or perhaps because amputation is seen, consciously or not, as an admission of failure, a form of surgical defeat. Brodsky, MD.Īmputation of part or all of the foot is an ancient procedure, if not the oldest form of foot surgery, but surgeons often abhor foot amputations. ![]() All photographs in this chapter with the exception of Figure 28-24 are copyrighted by James W.
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