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[deleted] t1_j9dqjfv wrote

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AnonoQWERTY t1_j9dte0j wrote

I’m sorry but this is confidently incorrect. You don’t connect arteries to veins during amputations. You just ligate them to cut off the bleeding.

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[deleted] t1_j9dudpo wrote

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ARoundForEveryone t1_j9dwg93 wrote

Well maybe if Paw-paw splurged for the leech, it would've fed off his blood and grown to be leg-sized. Then Paw-paw and his leech-leg would've been able to travel the world as a medical marvel. Some real PT Barnum stuff.

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kwyl t1_j9dxc3i wrote

That sounds amazing!! I wonder how much weight a leg sized leech could bear.

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[deleted] t1_j9duchs wrote

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911derbread t1_j9eibek wrote

Hey doctor who performs amputations, I'm an ER doctor who sees amputated feet. I've always wondered what goes into the decision of whether a part can be reattached. I remember on my trauma rotation the senior resident looked at an amputated foot for two seconds and then just casually threw it in the garbage. I'd be mad if that were my foot.

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RuhrowSpaghettio t1_j9gg51o wrote

Look up the MESS score (mangled extremity severity scale)…that’s a great baseline reference point.

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