Table 3.

Synthesis of Extracted Data

	Salvaged Limbs (range), number of pts included	Amputated Limbs (range), number of pts included
Length of Hospital Stay
Length of initial stay	56.9 days (25-129), 281	63.7 days (28-101), 88
Major Complications
Secondary amputation	7.3% (0-27), 1239	N/A
Osteomyelitis	17.9% (4-56), 798	6% (6)*, 18
Nonunion	15.5% (0-50), 777	N/A
Complete flap loss	5.8% (0-15), 601	N/A
Secondary revision	N/A	33% (33)*, 18
Other Clinical Outcomes
Superficial infection	8% (6-13), 238	N/A
Donor site morbidity	15% (11-17), 99	N/A
Rehabilitation Time
Time to union	10.2 months (7.9-12.3), 430	N/A
Time to full-weight bearing	8.1 months (3.6-13), 176	6 months (6)*, 18
Return to Work
Percent who returned to work	63.5% (19-100), 432	73% (50-100), 59
Delay until working for those who did return to work	14.4 months (12.1-19.0), 93	13.6 months (10.0-15.8), 31

^*Reflects data from only 1 study