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Amputation

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Factors involved

Time
Type
Transport
No of digits
Associated injuries
Patient factors

Time

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
	Cold ischemia	Warm ischemia
Prox to wrist	12	6
Distal to wrist	24	12

Type

Reattach
- Children
- Multiple
- Thumb
- Distal to FDS insertion
Do not reattach
- Prox to FDS attach
- Single in adult
- Crushed

Transport

Saline socked dressing
In airtight plastic bag
Immerse in ice water
Stump: saline socked compression dressing, elevate

Order

B
E
F
A
V
N
S

Related FRCS concepts

Diabetic Foot (Foot and Ankle)Diabetic foot (Pathology)Charcot Hallux Rigidus Ankle biomechanics

Written/reviewed by Kishore Puthezhath

Professor of Orthopaedics and Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon

FRCS (Tr & Orth) revision resource

Reviewed: September 2026