GRITTI AMPUTATION FOR VASCULAR-DISEASE OF LEG

Gritti's amputation was performed in 35 patients, mean age 71 years, w ith vascular disease of leg. There was no immediate postoperative mort ality. Of twenty patients fitted with an appliance using a specific te chnique, only one had a poor functional result. The results obtained i n this preliminary series were compared with those after amputations a nd knee disarticulations. They showed that Gritti's amputation should be considered for patients with arteritis when a functional knee is im possible to conserve.