Severe limb injuries in which the limb cannot be saved or efforts to save the limb fail.

Photographs of the wounded show multiple limb injuries and wheelchair-using patients.

Lower limb injuries are behind about 60 per cent of our call-outs and tiredness and unfitness are the major causes.

Most of the patients were soldiers and civilians with abdominal wounds or with limb injuries requiring amputation or external fixation.

A limb injury can:

The explosion blew the legs off one of the men and caused serious limb injuries to the other.

Most limb injuries occur due to a direct blow from the bumper and the leading edge of the hood.

Previous Injury: There is some indication that recent joint or limb injuries may predispose individuals to developing "the bends."

In 2006, he suffered a serious limb injury while deployed in the Iraq War.

Skiers are more likely to have lower limb injuries, such as broken legs.