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Optimal Sites for Upper Extremity Amputation: Comparison Between Surgeons and Prosthetists

Bioengineering
Upper extremity amputations significantly impact an individual’s physical capabilities, psychosocial well-being, and overall quality of life. The level at which an amputation is performed influences residual limb function, prosthetic compatibility, and ...
Brandon Apagüeño, Sara E. Munkwitz, Nicholas V. Mata, Christopher Alessia, Vasudev Vivekanand Nayak, Paulo G. Coelho, Natalia Fullerton   +6 more
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Should Every Mummified Toe Be Amputated? Toe Preservation With a Perforator Flap

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Background:. Peripheral gangrene, caused by various etiologies, including diabetes, peripheral artery disease, trauma, and vasopressor use, poses significant challenges. Traditional management often involves proximal amputation, which carries a high risk
Bo Young Park, MD, PhD
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Mechanical versus Surgical Offloading in Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Comparative Study [PDF]

Ain-Shams Journal of Surgery
Introduction: DFUs (Diabetic foot ulcers) are a major complication of diabetes mellitus and frequently lead tohospitalization and amputation. Offloading is essential for healing but optimal method whether mechanical versussurgical remains debated.Aim of ...
A. Abdellattif, Abdullah Gomaa, Mohammed Abdelfattah, A. El Samadoni   +3 more
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Impact of delayed amputation on clinical outcomes compared to that of early amputation in patients with blunt polytrauma

Scientific Reports
Delayed amputation after failed limb salvage can lead to negative clinical and functional outcomes due to complications, including re-amputation.
Jinjoo Kim, Wanseon Choi, Wontae Cho, Jonghwan Moon   +3 more
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Surgical treatment of paraphimosis in dogs: 4 cases [PDF]

Eurasian Journal of Veterinary Sciences
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of surgical methods concerning the severity of persistent paraphimosis and describe the surgical techniques. Materials and Methods: The study material consisted of 4 dogs with paraphimosis.
Nuriza Zamirbekova, Kurtulus Parlak, Iremsu Satici, Hilmican Ergin, Sena Yazici, Ebrar Merve Eris, Melek Yildiz, Fahrettin Alkan   +7 more
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Bone spur formation in transtibial amputation in pediatric patients

Journal of the Foot & Ankle
Objective: Amputating a limb during childhood is a rare yet significant event often perceived as a catastrophe by families and subsequently by the child. A multidisciplinary team, including wound care, rehabilitation, and prosthesis fitting specialists,
Rodrigo Sousa Macedo, Eduardo Ramon da Cruz, Dov Rosemberg, Rafael Barban Sposeto, Giovanni Fornino, Túlio Diniz Fernandes, Alexandre Leme Godoy-Santos   +6 more
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Targeted Muscle Reinnervation—an Up-to-Date Review: Evidence, Indications, and Technique

Archives of Plastic Surgery
Targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) is a surgical technique originally created to improve prosthetic function following upper extremity amputation. TMR has since been shown to be effective in the prevention and treatment of chronic postamputation phantom
Ava G. Chappell, Matthew D. Ramsey, Seong Park, Gregory A. Dumanian, Jason H. Ko   +4 more
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Treatment Variability Among Patients Hospitalized for Chronic Limb‐Threatening Ischemia: An Analysis of the 2016 to 2018 US National Inpatient Sample

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Background Little is known about treatment variability across US hospitals for patients with chronic limb‐threatening ischemia (CLTI). Methods and Results Data were collected from the 2016 to 2018 National Inpatient Sample.
Katelyn M. Foley, Kevin F. Kennedy, Fabio V. Lima, Eric A. Secemsky, Subhash Banerjee, Philip P. Goodney, Mehdi H. Shishehbor, Peter A. Soukas, Omar N. Hyder, J. Dawn Abbott, Herbert D. Aronow   +10 more
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Amputation trauma of the face: surgical techniques and microsurgical replantations.

Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale, 2009
The reconstruction of facial parts after traumatic amputation is of special interest because of the psychological and functional implications such accidents have on the patient. Most amputations result from dog bites or knife wounds and are often sustained by children and young adults.
A. Baj, G.A. Beltramini, F. Laganà, BONANNO, VINCENZO, G. De Riu, A. Giannì   +5 more
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Vascular embolization combined with amputation for recurrent hemophilic pseudotumor

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Hemophilic pseudotumor is a rare, life - threatening complication of hemophilia. Surgical treatment presents substantial challenges, particularly in coagulation management, perioperative wound healing, and infection control.
Shuaijie Lv, Lei Chen, Yi Tang, Yichen Gong, Peijian Tong, Jiayi Guo, Zhongyi Zhang   +6 more
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