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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, Hossein S. Mirheydar, MD, Nishant D. Patel, MD, Sunil H. Patel, MD, Ahmed Suliman, MD, Jill C. Buckley, MD, FACS   +5 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., Macintyre P.E., Mendola C., Woolf C.J.   +3 more
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Limb salvage versus amputation in patients with osteosarcoma of the extremities: an update in the modern era using the National Cancer Database

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, Alexander L. Lazarides, Julia D. Visgauss, Jason A. Somarelli, Dan G. Blazer, Brian E. Brigman, William C. Eward   +6 more
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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 arm, preservation of adductor muscle insertion, decreased metabolic cost of ambulation, and an end ...
Benjamin J. Brown, Frank P. Albino, Rachel Seidel, Charles G Crone, Christopher E. Attinger   +4 more
openaire   +5 more sources

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, India Ella Dilkes-Hall, Melandri Vlok, Adhi Agus Oktaviana, Pindi Setiawan, Andika Arief Drajat Priyatno, Marlon Ririmasse, I. Made Geria, Muslimin A. R. Effendy, Budi Istiawan, Falentinus Triwijaya Atmoko, Shinatria Adhityatama, Ian Moffat, Renaud Joannes-Boyau, Adam Brumm, Maxime Aubert   +15 more
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6 February 2023, orthopedic experience in Kahramanmaraş earthquake and surgical decision in patients with crush syndrome

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, Akif Mirioglu, Mustafa Tekin, Melih Bagir, Omer Sunkar Bicer, Yusuf Kemal Arslan, Cenk Ozkan, Hilmi Serdar Ozbarlas   +7 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, Klosowiak JL, Moradian S, Taritsa I, Dumanian GA, Ko JH.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

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, Gaddam SR, Vasudeva J, Dheenadhayalan J, Rajasekaran S.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Interventional Treatment Options for the Prevention of Amputation in Patients With Lower Extremity Wounds From Peripheral Arterial Disease [PDF]

Texas Heart Institute Journal
Background Peripheral arterial disease and related lower extremity wounds are prominent causes of amputation. Revascularization may reduce amputation rates or the amputation margin more distally in patients with peripheral arterial disease who have ...
Akin Torun, MD, Ulas Bildirici, MD
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Major Limb Amputations: A Tertiary Hospital Experience in Northwestern Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2012
Major limb amputation is reported to be a major but preventable public health problem that is associated with profound economic, social and psychological effects on the patient and family especially in developing countries where the prosthetic services ...
Chalya, Phillipo L, Chandika, Alphonce B, Dass, Ramesh M, Gilyoma, Japhet M, Mabula, Joseph B, Mbelenge, Nkinda, Ngayomela, Isdori H   +6 more
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