{"id":126,"date":"2018-07-07T10:27:16","date_gmt":"2018-07-07T10:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lahandsurgeon.com\/blog\/?p=126"},"modified":"2018-07-12T10:36:52","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T10:36:52","slug":"when-is-amputation-of-a-bodily-limb-necessary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lahandsurgeon.com\/blog\/when-is-amputation-of-a-bodily-limb-necessary\/","title":{"rendered":"When is Amputation of a Bodily Limb Necessary?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you or a loved one was injured in a catastrophic accident, like a car or automobile accident, construction accident or a severe sports-related injury, the resulting <a href=\"\/amputation-and-prosthetics\/\">bodily damage may require amputation or the use of a prosthetic device<\/a>. Many times victims of catastrophic injury are found n factories and areas where employees are in constant daily contact with complicated or heavy machinery. The result is devastating. Fingers are lost and need to be reattached or even worse- entire bodily functions can be permanently debilitated.<\/p>\n<p>Acute traumas can cause the need for an amputation and prosthetic. The following incidents are considered<a href=\"\/acute-trauma\/\"> acute traumas: hand fractures., animal bites, wrist fractures, replantation, Erb&#8217;s Palsy, Scaphoid Non-union fracture, tendon transfer surgery<\/a> and more.<\/p>\n<p>This is just one form of acute trauma that is routinely treated surgically by our team of <a href=\"\/los-angeles-hand-surgeons\/\">board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeons at LA Hand Surgeon.<\/a> Our team of sophisticated doctors and plastic surgeons specialize in the most complex injuries and surgeries to help you recover as regain as much bodily function as is possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you or a loved one was injured in a catastrophic accident, like a car or automobile accident, construction accident or a severe sports-related injury, the resulting bodily damage may require amputation or the use of a prosthetic device. 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