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The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 open amputation, a kind of surgery to remove parts of the body (amputation) in which a straight cut is made without skin flaps. Open amputation is done if an infection is likely, is already happening, or has been coming back. The cut (cross section) is left ...
October 1, 1996; The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia

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