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Microprocessor prosthetic ankles: comparative biomechanical evaluation of people with transtibial traumatic amputation during standing on level ground and slope

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 2019
Background The compensations occurrence due to the alteration of the posture and the gait of persons with lower limb amputation is still an issue in prosthetic fitting.
M. Thomas-Pohl, C. Villa, Jean-Louis Davot, X. Bonnet, J. Facione, É. Lapeyre, J. Bascou, H. Pillet   +7 more
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Virtual Reality for medical education and training of Diabetic Foot [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
Diabetic Foot is one of the most common complications of Diabetes Mellitus and the leading non-traumatic cause of lower-limb amputations worldwide. These complications are preventable with early diagnosis and timely care. However, even in the context of expanding primary health care, this problem continues to increase, which suggests a gap in the ...
arxiv  

Targeted Muscle Reinnervation at the Time of Major Limb Amputation in Traumatic Amputees

JB & JS open access, 2020
Background: Orthopaedic trauma etiologies are a common cause for amputation. Targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) is a technique aimed at reducing or preventing pain and improving function.
Travis L. Frantz, J. Everhart, J. West, Thuan V Ly, L. Phieffer, I. Valerio   +5 more
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EPIDEMIOLOGY OF TRAUMATIC UPPER AND LOWER LIMB AMPUTATIONS AMONG SAUDI ARABIAN LOCALS AND EXPATRIATES [PDF]

Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal, 2022
Current understanding of region-specific relationships and trends in amputation related parameters for the Saudi Arabian population is limited. The purpose of this study was to look at a cross-section of the Saudi population who had experienced traumatic
Abdullah M. Al-Shenqiti
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Impact of prehospital medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) transport time on combat mortality in patients with non-compressible torso injury and traumatic amputations: a retrospective study

Military Medical Research, 2018
Background In combat operations, patients with traumatic injuries require expeditious evacuation to improve survival. Studies have shown that long transport times are associated with increased morbidity and mortality.
Joseph K. Maddry, Crystal A. Perez, Alejandra G. Mora, Jill D. Lear, Shelia C. Savell, Vikhyat S. Bebarta   +5 more
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The Impact of Cigarette Smoking on the Formation of Heterotopic Ossification Among Service Members With a Traumatic Amputation.

Military Medicine, 2017
BACKGROUND Heterotopic ossification (HO), the abnormal formation of lamellar bone in soft nonosseous tissue, has been identified as a potential complication following a traumatic amputation or traumatic brain injury (TBI).
P. C. Lewis, E. Camou, Kenneth Wofford
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Wound infection with Vibrio harveyi following a traumatic leg amputation after a motorboat propeller injury in Mallorca, Spain: a case report and review of literature

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Vibrio spp. are aquatic bacteria that are ubiquitous in warm estuarine and marine environments, of which 12 species are currently known to cause infections in humans. So far, only five human infections with V. harveyi have been reported.
T. Brehm, L. Berneking, H. Rohde, Martin Chistner, C. Schlickewei, Meike Sena Martins, S. Schmiedel   +6 more
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Etiology of Amputation in Patients Presented At HHIRS Mansehra

Journal Riphah College of Rehabilitation Sciences, 2021
Background: Comprehensive physical rehabilitation services of HHIRS were established in 2006 to deal with the orthopedic trauma resulted from the 2005 earthquake.
Keramat Ullah Keramat, Mohammad Shazad Shahzad, Jamal Tariq, Abdul Haseeb Bhutta   +3 more
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Disparities in Access to Care Following Traumatic Digit Amputation

HAND, 2020
Background: Care of digit amputations ranges from revision amputation to replantation. Many factors determine the treatment type. We looked at the epidemiology of amputation and factors associated with escalation of care after presenting to the emergency
Chao Long, Paola A Suarez, T. Hernandez-Boussard, Catherine Curtin   +3 more
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REPLANTATION OF THE THUMB OR REVISION OF AMPUTATION: AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY [PDF]

Acta Ortopédica Brasileira
Objetive: This article presents a retrospective cohort study analyzing patients from IOT-FMUSP who underwent replantation or revision amputation procedures for traumatic thumb amputation between 2013 and 2020.
Tiago Guedes da Motta Mattar, Caio Felipe Araujo Matalani, Henrique Brito Silveira, Arthur Kayano Sargaço, Mariana Miranda Nicolosi Pessa, Fernando Vicente de Pontes, Teng Hsiang Wei, Rames Mattar Junior, Marcelo Rosa de Rezende   +8 more
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