Clinical Case: Full-Thickness Above-the-Knee Amputation (AKA) Stump Case Presentation

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Figure 2. (a) Distal phalanx amputation prior to primary reconstruction. (b) Immediately postoperative following distal phalanx amputation reconstruction. (c) 15 weeks after primary reconstruction before fat grafting. (d) 20 weeks after fat grafting to distal phalanx.

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Clinical Case: Full-Thickness Above-the-Knee Amputation (AKA) Stump Case Presentation

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