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Surgical Management of Juvenile Amputation Overgrowth With a Synthetic Cap
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 2004Seventeen amputations (in 14 children) with established overgrowth were treated by capping of the residual limb with a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) felt pad. Average age at the time of the procedure was 7 years 10 months. Mean follow-up was 4 years 9 months.
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Amputation: Surgical Practice and Patient Management
BMJ, 1996Ed G Murdoch, A Bennett Wilson Jr Butterworth-Heinemann, pounds sterling85, pp 391 ISBN 0 7506 0843 9 In modern surgical practice amputation should not be regarded as a failure. Once a considered decision has been made to proceed with the ablation of a limb (for whatever reason), it is vital that the principles of preparation, surgical reconstruction,
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DRY ICE FREEZING AS A PRELUDE TO SURGICAL AMPUTATION
Orthopedics, 1982ABSTRACT: Emergency amputation in the critically ill is associated with 17 to 25% mortality, and a high rate of postoperative infection. Mortality arid morbidity can be reduced by freezing the diseased tissues with dry ice, and deferring surgery until the patient is rendered stable, and metabolically able to heal.
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Surgical Reconstruction of the Amputated Arm
1989The design and production of prostheses have advanced remarkably in recent years. Highly efficient prostheses, driven energetically from external sources, have been introduced. New prostheses have also been designed for special use at work and for children.1–4 Such prosthetic developments have created the need for advanced methods of surgical ...
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Amputation: Preoperative assessment and lower extremity surgical techniques
Foot and Ankle Clinics, 2001Amputation surgery is an important part of the treatment for severe limb disorders. The decision-making process must be done thoughtfully, remembering that blood flow is not the only issue. Many factors enter into the decision to perform a partial foot amputation or to perform a more proximal level amputation.
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Successful Macro-surgical Replantation of an amputated Penis
American Journal of BioMedicine, 2014Total penile amputation is an uncommon injury; 87% of the patients reported had psychiatric problems. Self-amputation of external genitals is known as Klingsor syndrome. A few patients had poor gender identity feeling themselves inadequate as males. Some cases arise from felonious assault by jealous homosexual lovers.
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Routine Surgical Procedures for the Replantation of Amputated Fingers
2018Replantation of amputated finger is a detailed and difficult project, requiring surgeons to perform the operation all through the course under the surgical microscope. Besides basic knowledge of orthopedics, vascular surgery, plastic surgery, it is necessary to being proficient in microsurgery technology operation, to achieve stable, accurate, skillful
He-Ping Zheng +3 more
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AMPUTATION THROUGH THE AGES: THE OLDEST MAJOR SURGICAL OPERATION
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 1998Amputation has been practised since neolithic times for punitive, therapeutic and ritualistic reasons. Until the development and adoption of general anaesthesia, it was the most major operation to which a surgeon could aspire and a speedy technique was essential.
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Surgical Approach: Limb Salvage Versus Amputation
2015Major advances have been made in the last 30 years in the treatment of pediatric bone sarcomas. Chemotherapy has been credited with the largest advance in overall survival (from 20–30 % to 60–70 %), but increased expertise in surgical techniques, advanced imaging, and reconstructive options have also had major impact in the area of limb salvage ...
Thomas J. Scharschmidt, Vincent Y. Ng
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Surgical Techniques for Lower Extremity Amputation
Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 1972J. Darrell Shea, J. Darrell Shea
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