Amputation vs Limb Salvage PM&R News   •   March 2019 For years amputation was standard of care after severe limb trauma but recently the paradigm has been swinging to limb salvage over amputation. This multicenter, prospective observational study aimed to look at outcomes of amputation vs limb salvage. Over 500 patients were enrolled and the sickness impact profile was used to assess severe disability.   Complication rates and the status of the limb were also evaluated over two years.  At the two year point, there were no significant difference in scores for the sickness impact profile between the two groups and both groups had similar functional [...]