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I had an accident 5 months back
My left leg amputed above knee
At the end of stump still there is bleeding
At every 3 to 4 days I had antibiotics but there is no healing.
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You may need debridement and resuturing.
Do not ignore, infection may occur in long standing open wounds.
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Dr. Sivaraman B
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It might be vessel near stump- check whether pseudo aneurysm there or not
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