Type of amputation | Inexperienced surgeons (<6 amputations)(n = 255) | Experienced surgeons (⩾6 amputations)(n = 119) | ||
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No of cases | Mortality (%) | No of cases | Mortality (%) | |
Thigh | 193 | 22.7 | 476 | 16.5 |
Leg | 178 | 18.0 | 440 | 11.3 |
Arm | 134 | 6.0 | 299 | 3.6 |
Forearm | 124 | 0.8 | 154 | 0.4 |