Foot Amputation Complications
Learn how your age, health condition, pregnancy, medical history and more could impact potential Foot Amputation complications.
Alternate Names for Foot Amputation:
Amputation, foot
Amputation, toe
Toe amputation
Learn
- Overview
- What It Is
- Reasons For
- Complications
- What to Expect
- Results
- When to Call a Doctor
Foot Amputation Risk Factors
Alternate Names for Foot Amputation:
Amputation, foot
Amputation, toe
Toe amputation
Possible Complications
Complications are rare, but no procedure is completely free of risk. If you are planning to have an amputation, your doctor will review a list of possible complications, which may include:
- Difficulty healing
- Infection
- Stump pain (severe pain in the remaining tissue)
- Phantom limb pain (a painful sensation that the foot or toe is still there)
- Continued spread of gangrene, requiring amputation of more areas of your foot, toes, or leg
- Bleeding
- Nerve damage
- Limp (depending on which toe has been removed)
- Contracture deformity
Factors that may increase the risk of complications include:
- Smoking
- Infection
- Poorly controlled diabetes
- Poor blood circulation
- Bleeding disorders
- Heart problems or high blood pressure
- Smoking
- Kidney failure
- Obesity
- Advanced age
Learn
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 Results What are the next steps and other possible tests needed after you have received the results. |
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