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A surgical approach for replantation of complete digital amputations

The Journal of Hand Surgery, 1980
A 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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Amputation Versus Limb Reconstruction for Fibula Hemimelia: A Meta-analysis

Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 2020
Purpose: Fibula hemimelia is the most common congenital deficiency of long bones. Primary treatment options include amputation with prosthetic fitting or limb reconstruction.
A. Elmherig, Abdulaziz F. Ahmed, A. Hegazy, J. Herzenberg, T. Ibrahim   +4 more
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Extra‐articular resection of shoulder joint for bone sarcomas: Oncologic and limb‐salvage outcomes of 32 cases compared with shoulder disarticulation and forequarter amputation

Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2020
We aimed to identify the overall survival (OS), surgical complications, survival of reconstruction, and functional outcome of patients who underwent extra‐articular resection of the shoulder joint for primary bone sarcomas.
Y. Tsuda, T. Fujiwara, S. Evans, Yoichi Kaneuchi, A. Abudu   +4 more
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Surgical Management of Juvenile Amputation Overgrowth With a Synthetic Cap

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 2004
Seventeen 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.
Dawn W. Blackhurst, Jon R. Davids, Helen E. Gruber, Mark J. Tenholder   +3 more
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Targeted Muscle Reinnervation: Outcomes in Treating Chronic Pain Secondary to Extremity Amputation and Phantom Limb Syndrome

Journal of reconstructive microsurgery, 2019
Background Secondary to vascular disease, oncological resection, or devastating trauma, lower extremity amputations are performed globally at a yearly rate exceeding 1 million patients.
Colin T. McNamara, M. Iorio
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Surgical Reconstruction of the Amputated Arm

1989
The 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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DRY ICE FREEZING AS A PRELUDE TO SURGICAL AMPUTATION

Orthopedics, 1982
ABSTRACT: 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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Successful Macro-surgical Replantation of an amputated Penis

American Journal of BioMedicine, 2014
Total 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

2018
Replantation 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, Yong-Qing Xu, Tian-Hao Zhang, Jian Lin   +3 more
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Amputation: Preoperative assessment and lower extremity surgical techniques

Foot and Ankle Clinics, 2001
Amputation 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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