Level III: case-control study.

Forearm and hand pathologies, such as trauma, infections, tumors or extensive burns, represent a genuine challenge for the orthopedic surgeon, considering the fact that they have a major impact on the patient quality of life. Amputations at this level, though rare, are often a lifesaving procedure, which helps minimize the severe complications that may occur. We present a retrospective study made on a number of 3203 patients which were admitted to an Orthopedic clinic, from 2012 to 2014. We analyzed which is the most frequent cause for upper limb procedures, the distribution in both genders, the average hospitalization period of time and we determined which is the higher occurrence between lower and upper limb pathologies, aiming to determine the prevalence of forearm and hand amputations in the studied group.

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