An open (guillotine) amputation can be performed first in order to obtain source control. The planned second stage involves delayed closure and can be scheduled when the patient is medically stable. To assess the effects of different types of incision on the outcome of below knee amputation (bka) in people with lower limb ischaemia or diabetic foot sepsis, or both.

All the different tissues were transected at the same level, much as a guillotine blade would sever a limb. There are two main ways to do a below-knee amputation (bka), which is an operation that involves removing part of the leg below the knee. The first method is known as a guillotine amputation, and Ò€¦