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Before Your Amputation: Questions to Ask Your Surgeon

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http://www.amputee-coalition.org/easyread/fact_sheets/surgeonqs-ez.html  External Link

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National Limb Loss Information Center

Description

Talking with a surgeon prior to an amputation is important. One should meet his or her surgeon, feel confident in his or her abilities, and have all individual concerns addressed before surgery is scheduled. This fact sheet provides questions to ask a surgeon before an amputation.

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Review Date

5/23/2007