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. 2018 Jul-Sep;8(3):45–58.

Table 3. Indications for amputation with sex distribution (n=126).

Indication Frequency Percentage(%) Sex p value
Male Female
Diabetic Foot Gangrene 54 42.9 26 28 0.68
Peripheral Vascular Disease 43 34.1 8 35 <0.0001
Trauma 12 9.5 11 1 0.0009
Infection/ Chronic Osteomyelitis/Chronic Ulcer with deformity 9 7.1 7 2 0.079#
Malignancy* 7 5.6 5 2 0.246#
Others 1 0.8 1 0
Total 126 100.0 58 68
* 4 cases of Squamous cell carcinoma and 3 of osteosarcoma # Fisher exact test