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Neonatal Wet Gangrene With Early Auto‐Amputation in a Resource‐Limited Setting With Incomplete Etiologic Workup: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports
Neonatal limb gangrene with auto‐amputation is rare and often idiopathic. Early recognition, prompt referral, and thorough etiologic workup—despite resource limitations—are critical.
Milki Tufa Feyisa, Beza Eshetu, Tolosa Dibisa, Mulatu Gshaw, Birhanu Tolera, Endalew Dessie Birara, Adugna Lamessa, Tamirat Godebo Woyimo   +7 more
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Modified Gritti–Stokes amputation: tips and tricks

EFORT Open Reviews
Major amputations of the lower extremity may be required after trauma and a variety of underlying diseases such as peripheral vascular disease, diabetes, and malignancies.
Laura Walthert, Michael Ris, Kevin Moerenhout, Sébastien Déglise, Pietro Giovanni Di Summa, Sylvain Steinmetz   +5 more
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Efficacy analysis of early incision and drainage on necrotizing fasciitis, a retrospective study

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Necrotizing fasciitis is a life-threatening infectious disease, and extensive debridement, as the primary surgical approach, poses significant risks for advanced-stage patients. Early incision and drainage is a common treatment for soft tissue
Zixin Chai, Dachun Chen, Yuchen Fan, Lu Wang, Xiang Li, Fengqin Miao, Zexin Chen, Shaolei Ma, Fangfang Guo   +8 more
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Experimental evaluation of timing and preference of surgical ıntervention for crush syndrome in disaster scenarios: fasciotomy or amputation? A rat model study

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Background Crush syndrome is a severe condition caused by the systemic effects of rhabdomyolysis due to prolonged muscle compression. Common in disasters like earthquakes, it poses life-threatening risks, including acute renal failure, hyperkalemia, and ...
Şehmuz Kaya, Yunus Can Ünal, Necip Güven, Abdulrahim Dündar, Ömer Faruk Keleş, Yıldıray Başbuğan   +5 more
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Bone Spicule 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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From Trauma to Innovation: A Comparative History of Limb Amputation and Prosthetics in Humans and Ungulates from Historical and Zooarchaeological Perspectives. [PDF]

Animals (Basel)
Siuta J, Plichta E, Pasicka E.
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Predictive Value of Preoperative Inflammatory and Nutritional Indices for Revision Surgery After Major Lower Extremity Amputation in Patients With Wagner Stage 5 Diabetic Foot. [PDF]

Med Sci Monit
Gök Ü, Çelik VE, Görgel MA, Demir Gök N, Pamuk Ç, Selek Ö, Işık B, Serarslan U, Erdemir C, Çaboğlu F.   +9 more
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"Life and Lower Limb Threatening Condition" Clinical Features, Management and Outcomes of Diabetic Foot Ulcers Complicated by Gas Gangrene: A Prospective Cohort Study. [PDF]

Int Wound J
Abbas ZG, Gangji RR, Naemi R.
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Clinical and economic burden of major lower-limb amputations attributable to peripheral artery disease in Italy: A nationwide analysis. [PDF]

PLoS One
Scortichini M, Gargiulo M, Manzi M, Uccioli L, Sciattella P.   +4 more
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Femoral neck fractures in patients with prior lower-limb amputation: a two-case series and narrative review of surgical decision-making. [PDF]

Front Surg
Li D, Yu H, Yang W.
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