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I had bone debridement and placed on iv for six weeks then placed on oral antibiotics what is likelihood of amputation or is debridement kind of like the same thing?
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Answered 6/14/2022
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Amputation is removal of a limb. Debridement is removal of dead tissue only. They are not the same thing. Hope you do well and dont need amputation.
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