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Amputation: surgical technique and postoperative management.

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 1977
The 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 ...
F. Marsden
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Amputation: Surgical Practice and Patient Management

BMJ, 1996
Ed 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,
Ron Hoile
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Surgical repair of traumatic amputation of the glans.

Urology, 2011
Traumatic amputation of the penis in the pediatric population is rare. We present the case of a 4-year-old boy who, shortly after a plastibell circumcision, with the ring still in situ, experienced trauma to his glans, resulting in complete amputation. We describe our technique and outcome after surgical repair.
P. Charlesworth, Alison Campbell, S. Kamaledeen, A. Joshi   +3 more
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Chopart Amputation: Questioning the Clinical Efficacy of a Long-standing Surgical Option for Diabetic Foot Infection.

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2020
BACKGROUND Diabetic foot ulcers with associated infection and osteomyelitis often lead to partial or complete limb loss. Determination of the appropriate level for amputation based on the patient's baseline physical function, extent of infection ...
J. Brodell, Brian C. Ayers, J. Baumhauer, Bennedict F. DiGiovanni, A. Flemister, John P. Ketz, I. Oh   +6 more
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THE SURGICAL REPAIR OF AMPUTATIONS OF THE THUMB

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 1980
Twenty‐four thumb mutilations have been repaired by using either whole toe transfers or portions of the big toe for reconstruction. The hallux has many of the properties uniquely suitable for thumb reconstruction. Its total sacrifice, however, leaves a significant defect in the foot, and It is usually too big to look convincing as a thumb.
Bernard McC. O'Brien, Wayne A. Morrison, A.M. MacLeod   +2 more
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Surgical management of penile amputation in children

Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2008
Penile amputation in children is rare. If the amputated organ cannot be salvaged, standard treatment options include sex reassignment or creation of a penoid with a musculocutaneous flap. We describe our experience with phallic reconstruction after amputation.Between 2005 and 2007, we observed 3 patients with penile amputation.
Beniamin F, Castagnetti M, Rigamonti W
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Surgical Management of Penile Amputation

Journal of Pediatric Urology, 2007
Purpose Penile amputation in children is rare and its management difficult due to the paucity of tissue available for reconstruction and the presence of local inflammation secondary to urine extravasation. Material and methods We report on two cases treated after penile amputation.
CASTAGNETTI M., TIENGO C, RIGAMONTI W
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Surgical Approach to Amputation

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 1991
Modern surgical approaches and decision-making are presented. A literature review of selection of level of amputation, surgical technique, and outcomes is detailed. Surgical decision-making against the background of outcomes is discussed. Practice rules are summarized.
Patricia E. Carlin, James T. Evans
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Surgical revision of the problematic transmetatarsal amputation

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 1993
Recurrent ulcerations may develop following transmetatarsal amputation in patients with diabetes mellitus. In many cases, these ulcerations require surgical intervention to achieve healing, especially in situations where conservative care has not been effective.
Barry I. Rosenblum, Dorothy V. Freeman
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Reinventing Extremity Amputation in the Era of Functional Limb Restoration.

Annals of Surgery, 2020
BACKGROUND Recent progress in biomechatronics and vascularized composite allotransplantation have occurred in the absence of congruent advancements in the surgical approaches generally utilized for limb amputation.
H. Herr, T. Clites, Shriya S. Srinivasan, S. Talbot, G. Dumanian, P. Cederna, M. Carty   +6 more
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