Epidemiological Data of Amputations in Children
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Methods: A descriptive and quantitative retrospective cross-sectional study was made of the main causes for amputations performed in the period from January 1998 to January 2008 in Hospital de Base, São José do Rio Preto in under 15-yearold individuals. Data, including the age of the patient, gender, rehospitalizations or further procedures and the reason for surgery were obtained from hospital records identified by the international classification of diseases (ICD) code for amputation. For descriptive statistics, the frequency of events is reported.
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