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Traumatic transtibial amputation
77%
2654/3430
Vascular transtibial amputation
19%
636/3430
Vascular thru-knee amputation
1%
49/3430
Traumatic transfemoral amputation
28/3430
Vascular transfemoral amputation
44/3430
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Metabolic demands for walking increase after amputation in the lower extremity (Illustration A). In general, traumatic amputations increase the metabolic demands of walking less than those performed for vascular lesions. This is because patients who require amputation for vascular disease likely have continued vascular pathology above the amputation. Czerniecki reviews normal gait, influence of prosthetic alignment on amputee function, and the effects of prosthetic components on the metabolic costs and the biomechanical function of the amputee.
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