A below-knee amputation (BKA), or below-the-knee amputation, is a transtibial amputation that involves removing the foot, ankle joint, distal tibia, fibula, and corresponding soft tissue structures. Lower extremity amputation serves as a life-saving procedure. Lower limb ischemia, peripheral arterial disease, and diabetes are considered the major causality of limb amputations in more than 50% of cases. Trauma is the next leading cause of lower-extremity amputations. In general, below-knee amputations are associated with better functional outcomes than above-knee amputations. This activity describes the indications and techniques for performing below-knee amputations and highlights the role of the interprofessional team in the preoperative and postoperative management of the condition.
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- Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/18197
- Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.0 hours
Nursing: 1.0 hours
Pharmacy: 1.0 hours - MOC Credit Details: ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABS)
ABOS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABOS)
ABPATH - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABPATH)
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- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Variable
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- Specialty: Adolescent Medicine, Ambulatory/Outpatient, Complex General Surgical Oncology, Critical Care Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Foot and Ankle, General Operative Anesthesia, General Orthopaedics, General Pediatrics, General Surgery, Geriatric Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Orthopaedic Trauma, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Soft Tissue & Bone, Sports Medicine, Surgical Critical Care, Surgical Pathology, Trauma, Vascular Surgery