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Targeted muscle reinnervation in above knee amputation: surgical technique. [PDF]
Neurosurg Focus Video, 2023 In the United States, an estimated 185,000 individuals undergo amputation of their upper or lower limb. This results in residual limb pain in up to 85% of cases.
Boctor MJ +5 more
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Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 BackgroundDiabetic foot disease is a serious complication of diabetes mellitus. Patients with diabetes mellitus have a 25% lifetime risk for developing a foot ulcer, and between 14% and 24% of patients require a major or minor lower limb amputation due ...
Xuan Liao +5 more
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Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty in a Patient with above-knee Amputation: Surgical Technique. [PDF]
J Orthop Case Rep, 2017 Introduction: Femoral neck fractures are a common occurrence in lower limb amputees. Good post-operative results of hip hemiarthroplasty have been described in below-knee amputees.
Perumal R +4 more
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Surgical Management of Traumatic Penile Amputation: A Case Report and Review of the World Literature
Sexual Medicine, 2015 Introduction: There is paucity of case reports that describe the successful reimplantation of a penis after amputation. We sought to report on self-inflicted penile amputation and comment on its surgical management and review current literature.
Omer A. Raheem, MD +5 more
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BMC Cancer, 2020 Background Historically, amputation was the primary surgical treatment for osteosarcoma of the extremities; however, with advancements in surgical techniques and chemotherapies limb salvage has replaced amputation as the dominant treatment paradigm. This
Daniel R. Evans +6 more
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2023 Background The decision of fasciotomy or amputation in crush syndrome is controversial and challenging for surgeons. We aimed to share our experiences after the Kahramanmaraş earthquake, to predict the severity of crush syndrome and mortality, and to ...
Bugra Kundakci +7 more
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A systematic review of therapeutic interventions to reduce acute and chronic post-surgical pain after amputation, thoracotomy or mastectomy [PDF]
European Journal of Pain, 2014 BACKGROUND: Perioperative neuropathic pain is under-recognized and often undertreated. Chronic pain may develop after any routine surgery, but it can have a far greater incidence after amputation, thoracotomy or mastectomy.
Ibarra M.M. +3 more
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Optimal Sites for Upper Extremity Amputation: Comparison Between Surgeons and Prosthetists [PDF]
BioengineeringUpper extremity amputations significantly impact an individual’s physical capabilities, psychosocial well-being, and overall quality of life. The level at which an amputation is performed influences residual limb function, prosthetic compatibility, and ...
Brandon Apagüeño +6 more
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Ileo-perineal fistula: Rare late complication after rectal amputation – clinical case [PDF]
Romanian Medical Journal, 2021 Abdominal-perineal rectal amputation retains a well-defined place in the surgical treatment of rectal cancer, despite technical advances. The authors present the case of a 67-year-old patient who developed an entero-perineal fistula involving the last ...
Andrei Iulian Toader +5 more
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Surgical amputation of a limb 31,000 years ago in Borneo
Nature, 2022 The prevailing view regarding the evolution of medicine is that the emergence of settled agricultural societies around 10,000 years ago (the Neolithic Revolution) gave rise to a host of health problems that had previously been unknown among non-sedentary
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