Review Question - QID 219139

You are on call at a level I trauma center over the Fourth of July weekend. A local motorcycle club's annual ride is cut short when a drunk driver veers out of his lane and causes a massive crash at highway speeds. Two of the motorcyclists are transferred to your hospital, with more en route. Clinical photographs of Patient A (34-year-old active-duty military) and Patient B (33-year-old civilian) are available for review in Figures A and B, respectively. Aside from their occupational status, the patients are remarkably similar with respect to comorbidities, age, and clinical presentation. You have a discussion with both patients regarding limb salvage versus amputation. Which of the following best describes the outcomes for these two patients regarding these two treatment strategies?