The loss of a part of the body is one of the most invasive interventions in the body that one can experience. Trauma is the second leading cause of amputation following diabetic amputation in India. Trauma is the leading cause of amputation in all age groups.
In fact, in each of the younger groups from the teens to the 30s, amputation due to trauma accounted for more than 70% of all amputations. The common causes of traumatic amputation injuries reported are Road traffic accidents(including bicycles, trains, motorcycles) Workplace/factory/construction accidents Agricultural accidents Firearm/explosive/firework accidents(includes military casualties) Electrocution accidents Ring traction accidents Building and car door accidents. Common site of amputation Lower limb amputations are much more common than upper limb amputations, the former accounting for 94.8% of all amputations, and the…
