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Please tell me what will happen if you do not amputate a leg that has no blood flow below the knee?
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Pain,infection: Gangrene, which means a dead leg, ensues. This can be painful, requiring narcotics, which may or may not be adequate. The second and life-threatening complication is infection in the dead tissue. This can get into the blood stream, causing infection throughout the body (septicemia) leading to death.
Answered 11/7/2015
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