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Table 3 Total number of amputations related to previous reconstructive surgery, n = patients

From: Lower extremity soft tissue reconstruction and amputation rates in patients with open tibial fractures in Sweden during 1998–2010

 

No amputation

Total amputations

Early amputation <3 months

Late amputation >3 months

 

n

n

%

n

%

n

%

Flaps

       

No flap

3,367

68

2

50

2

18

0.5

Free flap

93

9

9

3

3

6

6

Pedicled flap

76

7

10

3

4

4

5

Skin graft only

155

11

7

8

5

3

2

All reconstructions

315

25

7

13

4

12

4

  1. Some patients have undergone several procedures.