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Equal functional outcome when limb salvage is compared with amputation
58%
156/271
Worse functional outcome with limb salvage than with primary amputation
21%
57/271
Better functional outcome when amputation is compared with limb salvage
13%
36/271
Amputation within 6 months of injury
3%
9/271
Permanent loss of plantar sensation
4%
11/271
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The Lower Extremity Assessment Project data have shown that absent plantar sensation is not an indication for primary amputation. When looking at a comparison between an insensate salvage group and a sensate salvage group at 2 years follow-up, both groups had an equal proportion (55%) of normal plantar sensation and functionally both groups were equivalent. Absent plantar sensation at initial evaluation is not prognostic for long-term plantar sensory status or functional outcome.
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