Amputation Surgery: Primary Goals from Limb Salvage to Quality of Life

Primary goals of amputation:

1. Limb Salvage: Preserve maximum limb length while ensuring safety.
2. Functional Outcome: Enable reasonable quality of life; consider pre-amputation activity, occupation, prosthesis type.
3. Pain Management: Alleviate severe pain from injury/infection/disease; control postoperative pain.
4. Wound Healing & Infection Prevention: Meticulous surgical technique for optimal healing.
5. Rehabilitation: Physical/occupational therapy, psychological support for prosthesis adaptation.
6. Quality of Life: Enhance independence and activity.