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. 2024 Nov 15;121(23):757–763. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2024.0200

eTable 6. Subgroups of amputations according to etiology.

Subgroup Proportion
All amputations
Ischemic 81.7% (n=1254)
Traumatic 1.4% (n=21)
Ischemic and traumatic 1.2% (n=19)
Neither ischemic nor traumatic 15.6% (n=240)
Transfemoral amputation
Ischemic 89.1% (n=82)
Traumatic 1.1% (n=1)
Ischemic and traumatic 0% (n=0)
Neither ischemic nor traumatic 9.8% (n=9)
Transtibial amputation
Ischemic 87.5% (n=63)
Traumatic 1.4% (n=1)
Ischemic and traumatic 0% (n=0)
Neither ischemic nor traumatic 11.1% (n=8)
Amputation of toe
Ischemic 79% (n=889)
Traumatic 1.2% (n=13)
Ischemic and traumatic 1.2% (n=14)
Neither ischemic nor traumatic 18.6% (n=209)

Presented are the absolute and relative frequencies for the etiology of amputations.