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. 2021 Dec 1;11(12):e049533. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049533

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Classification of amputation causes with % of total persons with amputations. All 21 variables on the right are as they appear in mandatory dropdown lists of the database. The database distinguishes between (1) traumatic and all other causes; (2) conflict-related and all other traumatic causes; (3) weapon-contamination and all other conflict-related causes; all additional categories were created based on the original 21 variables. ERW, explosive remnants of war; GSW, gunshot wound; NCD, non-communicable disease; No data, software error; RTA, road traffic accident; T2D, type 2 diabetes.