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Treatment Variability Among Patients Hospitalized for Chronic Limb‐Threatening Ischemia: An Analysis of the 2016 to 2018 US National Inpatient Sample

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Background Little is known about treatment variability across US hospitals for patients with chronic limb‐threatening ischemia (CLTI). Methods and Results Data were collected from the 2016 to 2018 National Inpatient Sample.
Katelyn M. Foley, Kevin F. Kennedy, Fabio V. Lima, Eric A. Secemsky, Subhash Banerjee, Philip P. Goodney, Mehdi H. Shishehbor, Peter A. Soukas, Omar N. Hyder, J. Dawn Abbott, Herbert D. Aronow   +10 more
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Amputation and mortality rates of patients undergoing upper or lower limb surgical embolectomy and their predictors

PLoS ONE, 2022
Purpose To provide information on the outcomes of upper and lower limb surgical embolectomies and the factors influencing amputation and mortality. Methods A retrospective, single-center analysis of 347 patients (female, N = 207; male, N = 140; median ...
Ákos Bérczi, Dat Tin Nguyen, Hunor Sarkadi, Balázs Bence Nyárádi, Piroska Beneda, Ádám Szőnyi, Márton Philippovich, Zoltán Szeberin, Edit Dósa   +8 more
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Vascular embolization combined with amputation for recurrent hemophilic pseudotumor

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Hemophilic pseudotumor is a rare, life - threatening complication of hemophilia. Surgical treatment presents substantial challenges, particularly in coagulation management, perioperative wound healing, and infection control.
Shuaijie Lv, Lei Chen, Yi Tang, Yichen Gong, Peijian Tong, Jiayi Guo, Zhongyi Zhang   +6 more
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Modified Gritti–Stokes amputation: tips and tricks

EFORT Open Reviews
Major amputations of the lower extremity may be required after trauma and a variety of underlying diseases such as peripheral vascular disease, diabetes, and malignancies.
Laura Walthert, Michael Ris, Kevin Moerenhout, Sébastien Déglise, Pietro Giovanni Di Summa, Sylvain Steinmetz   +5 more
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Phantom pain [PDF]

, 2016
Almost anyone with a limb amputation experiences phantom sensations. Moreover, the majority of amputees experience pain. This phenomenon is known as ‘Phantom pain’ and is described as the pain felt from a body part, usually a limb, which is no longer ...
Duca, Kristina, Muscat, Richard
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Case of Monostotic Fibrous Dysplasia in the hand [PDF]

, 2002
A case of monostotic fibrous dysplasia in the proximal phalanx of an otherwise healthy, twenty-five year old is discussed. Fibrous dysplasia in the hand is rarely seen. Our patient presented with a swelling in his proximal phalanx.
Attard, Gerhardt, Sciberras, Carmel, Zammit, Jason   +2 more
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Regeneration of Bone, Cartilage, and Tooth Following Lower Jaw Amputation in Newts

Biomedicines
Background/Objectives: In humans, diseases such as oral cancer may require surgical amputation of the jaw. This severe disruption causes impairments in eating, swallowing, and speech, leading to a significant decline in quality of life.
Kento Tsubosaki, Taisuke Hani, Kazuya Fujita, Kaori Sato, Tomoo Kudo, Yuuichi Soeno, Tatsuyuki Ishii, Kazuo Kishi, Chikafumi Chiba, Yuji Taya   +9 more
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Experimental evaluation of timing and preference of surgical ıntervention for crush syndrome in disaster scenarios: fasciotomy or amputation? A rat model study

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Background Crush syndrome is a severe condition caused by the systemic effects of rhabdomyolysis due to prolonged muscle compression. Common in disasters like earthquakes, it poses life-threatening risks, including acute renal failure, hyperkalemia, and ...
Şehmuz Kaya, Yunus Can Ünal, Necip Güven, Abdulrahim Dündar, Ömer Faruk Keleş, Yıldıray Başbuğan   +5 more
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Total Hip Arthroplasty, via Direct Anterior Approach, With Contralateral Proximal Femur Amputation

Arthroplasty Today
Lower limb amputation has been well characterized in the literature to cause resultant osteoarthritis in the hip of the contralateral limb. This further amplifies the already significant physical disability and morbidity that come with lower limb ...
Joseph Femia, BSci (BiomedSci), BHSci (Honours), MD, Tom Gieroba, MBBS, MClinSci, FRACS Orth, FAOrthA   +1 more
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Traumatic Neuroma Following Sagittal Split Osteotomy of the Mandible [PDF]

, 2007
A 16-year-old male underwent bilateral sagittal split osteotomy of the mandible to correct a mandibular deficiency. Twenty-one years later, a routine panoramic radiograph revealed a radiolucent lesion on the left side of the mandible.
Almeida, Luis Eduardo, Crofton, D. J., Kallal, R. H., Ritto, F. G., Thomas, G. P.   +4 more
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