Assertion: knee amputation | /r/HasProperty | appropriate
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text: In cases of full-thickness burns to a majority of an extremity, serious or complete neurovascular compromise, or irreparable soft tissue defects, definitive below-knee amputation may be appropriate .
text: Finally, elective below-knee amputations are appropriate in the non-septic or imminently sick population with problems such as venous stasis ulceration, multiple distal to mid-foot amputations with persistent infection or vascular insufficiency, or lack of distal foot/ankle function with refractory pain .