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Through Knee Amputation: Technique Modifications and Surgical Outcomes [PDF]
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2014 Background Knee disarticulations (KD) are most commonly employed following trauma or tumor resection but represent less than 2% of all lower extremity amputations performed in the United States annually. KDs provide enhanced proprioception, a long lever
Frank P Albino +4 more
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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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Surgical amputation of a limb 31,000 years ago in Borneo
Nature, 2022 AbstractThe 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 foraging populations, stimulating the first major innovations in prehistoric medical ...
Tim Ryan Maloney +15 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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Impact of delayed amputation on clinical outcomes compared to that of early amputation in patients with blunt polytrauma [PDF]
Scientific ReportsDelayed amputation after failed limb salvage can lead to negative clinical and functional outcomes due to complications, including re-amputation.
Jinjoo Kim +3 more
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Should Every Mummified Toe Be Amputated? Toe Preservation With a Perforator Flap [PDF]
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global OpenBackground:. Peripheral gangrene, caused by various etiologies, including diabetes, peripheral artery disease, trauma, and vasopressor use, poses significant challenges. Traditional management often involves proximal amputation, which carries a high risk
Bo Young Park, MD, PhD
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