Operative complications of combat-related transtibial amputations: a comparison of the modified burgess and modified ertl tibiofibular synostosis techniques.

The complications of bone-bridging amputations remain ill defined. The purpose of this study was to compare the early and intermediate-term complications leading to reoperation between the modified Burgess and modified Ertl tibiofibular synostosis in combat-related transtibial amputations.