Cost of Below Knee Amputation in India

Below knee amputations (AKA) involve removing the leg from the body by cutting below the knee. This procedure may be necessary for a wide variety of reasons, such as trauma, infection, tumor, and vascular compromise.

May include:

• Red wound 
• Wound filled with pus 
• Chilly feeling in an area
• Numbness in an area 
• Repeated sores in the same place
• High fever 
• High blood pressure

May include: 

• Blood clots 
• Diabetes 
• For Total knee replacement
• To prevent uncontrolled infection 
• For Periprosthetic fracture. 
• For severe bone loss 
• For vascular complications

May include:

• Blood tests 
• Imaging tests 
• Physical examination

For severe cases, amputation of a limb, finger, or toe could be necessary to save your life. People who must have part of an arm or leg amputated due to any reason may be fitted with a prosthesis, or artificial limb, to replace the missing body part.

May include:

• Deep or superficial infection
• Skin necrosis muscle atrophy wounds from prosthetic wear