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*Ink the surgical margins differently for soft tissue and bony margin. | *Ink the surgical margins differently for soft tissue and bony margin. | ||
===Tissue selection=== | |||
Sections for microscopy are taken as follows: | |||
For amputations disarticulated at the joint: | For amputations disarticulated at the '''joint''': | ||
*Perpendicular sections of articular cartilage and adjacent bone. State which bone in key of sections | *Perpendicular sections of articular cartilage and adjacent bone. State which bone in key of sections | ||
For amputations resected by cutting across bone: | For amputations resected by cutting across bone: | ||
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:*If margin is close to gangrene- perpendicular sections | :*If margin is close to gangrene- perpendicular sections | ||
:*If far, submit enface | :*If far, submit enface | ||
Gangrene and/or suspected osteomyelitis: | |||
*Submit cross sections of each bone with associated ulcer and/or gangrene if appropriate, generally sagittal/longitudinal. Attempt to include the longitudinal distance to the proximal bony margin/cartilage. | |||
===Gross report=== | ===Gross report=== | ||