Assertion: surgical amputation | /r/HasProperty | a lifesaving measure
Facets:
value: for persons
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Surgical amputation may be a lifesaving measure for injured persons suffering from both loss of blood and infection; for persons with diabetic or arteriosclerotic gangrene, in whom amputation may be the only method of preventing spread of the gangrene; and for persons suffering from malignant tumours of soft tissue or bone.