Editing Amputation (section)

===Urgent===
In [[surgery]], a '''guillotine amputation''' is an amputation performed without closure of the skin in an urgent setting.<ref name=GuilAnk>{{cite journal|last1=Panchbhavi|first1=Vinod K|title=Guillotine Ankle Amputation|url=http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1894411-overview|website=Medscape|date=8 June 2021}}</ref> Typical indications include catastrophic trauma or infection control in the setting of [[infected gangrene]].<ref name=GuilAnk/> A guillotine amputation is typically followed by a more time-consuming, definitive amputation such as an [[above knee amputation|above or below knee amputation]].<ref name=GuilAnk/>