Cancer. Diabetes. Trauma. Many conditions can result in the need for an amputation. As we hear from Tom Shives, M.D., a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon, because of today’s advanced prosthetics, amputation is surgery that’s really more reconstructive than destructive.
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Amputation
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