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Psychiatric and Emotional Sequelae of Surgical Amputation
Psychosomatics, 2006The prevalence of posttraumatic stress symptoms after the experience of amputation is not well established. The current study gathered data on the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychiatric disorders after amputation. Participants were recruited from a large Northeastern rehabilitation hospital and were assessed with ...
Sarah R. Cavanagh +3 more
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Surgical Amputation in Children
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, 1963Amputation surgery in children is different from that in adults primarily in the sites of amputation. In a child, all length possible should be saved and, wherever possible, amputation levels should be distal to epiphyses rather than proximal. Elective amputation in children to convert anomalous extremities to more satisfactory stumps should be ...
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Amputation rates as a measure of vascular surgical results
British Journal of Surgery, 1996Reconstructive surgery for critical leg ischaemia (CLI) increased in both hospital- and population-based patient samples over 12 years. In the referral centre amputation numbers were unchanged over this period, although amputation carried out for patients with CLI decreased from 58 to 35 per cent.
Michael Luther +3 more
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Surgical Management of Diabetic Foot Infections and Amputations
AORN Journal, 2008ABSTRACTTHE INCIDENCE OF DIABETES with severe foot infections (eg, necrotizing fasciitis, gas gangrene, ascending cellulitis, infection with systemic toxicity or metabolic instability) has risen significantly during the past decade.FOOT INFECTIONS are a major cause of hospitalization and subsequent lower extremity amputation among patients with ...
John J. Stapleton +3 more
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Surgical management of an epidemic of penile amputations in siam
The American Journal of Surgery, 1983Thailand recently experienced an epidemic of penile amputations. These were usually performed by angry wives on philandering husbands. This outbreak appeared to have been fueled by graphic press reports and fortunately seems to have abated. A technique for reanastomosis of the amputated penile segment was first described by McRoberts et al [5] in 1968.
Kasian Bhanganada +6 more
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Field Amputations Facilitated by a Surgical Extraction Team
The American Surgeon™, 2022A Case Study is presented to explore how the organization of Surgical Extraction Teams facilitates field amputations allowing for improved patient outcomes in extreme circumstances.
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AMPUTATION: SURGICAL TECHNIQUE AND POSTOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 1977The decision to amputate should be made with due consideration of the eventual rehabilitation of the patient. With this in mind, general principles of amputation surgery are outlined and specific levels of amputation are described. Early post‐amputation management has advanced over the last two decades to make rehabilitation goals the more readily ...
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The Pirogoff Amputation for Necrosis of the Forefoot
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2011The Pirogoff amputation creates a full-weight-bearing stump. It establishes osseous continuity between the tibial plafond and the rotated calcaneus and preserves the heel pad. This advantage is attractive for elderly, low-demand patients who have already undergone a previous contralateral amputation1.
Marco Hoedt +3 more
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Amputation Levels and Surgical Techniques
1989Upper-extremity amputation presents a complex loss for the patient. The hand functions in prehensile activities, as a sensory organ and as a means of communication. Any loss will interfere with the patient’s productivity, feeling of completeness, as well as alter his interactions with his environment.
James B. Bennett, Charlotte B. Alexander
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A surgical approach for replantation of complete digital amputations
The Journal of Hand Surgery, 1980A technique of extending exposure in digital replantation using lateral incisions permits atraumatic exposure of adequate length of digital nerves, arteries, and veins, and excellent exposure for fashioning bone and debridement and repair of tendon. Increase in viability rates, the ability to repair two arteries per digit, the number of veins repaired ...
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