Amputation Free Tamil Nadu
August 9 , 2023
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- Dr Sekar Foundation and Kauvery Hospital of Chennai launched the programme 'Amputation Free Tamil Nadu’.
- It was launched in observance of World Vascular Surgery Day on August 6.
- In India, there are about 350 vascular surgeons for a population of 140 crore.
- Only about 20 medical colleges in India have separate vascular surgery departments and majority of them are in Tamil Nadu.
- The most common causes for amputation are injury and diabetes.
- Eighty five percent of leg amputation is preceded by a leg ulcer.
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