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The Injury Mechanism of Traumatic Amputation [PDF]
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2021 Traumatic amputation has been one of the most defining injuries associated with explosive devices. An understanding of the mechanism of injury is essential in order to reduce its incidence and devastating consequences to the individual and their support ...
Iain A. Rankin +6 more
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Traumatic penile amputation: a case report [PDF]
BMC Urology, 2017 Background Traumatic amputation of the penis is a rare surgical emergency. Although repair techniques have been well described in literature, failure of replantation and its causes are poorly understood and reported.
Tushar Patial +2 more
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The global burden of traumatic amputation in 204 countries and territories
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 BackgroundTraumatic amputation leads to disability and imposes a heavy health burden. This study aims to explore the current status and temporal trends of the global burden of traumatic amputation according to sex, age, amputation site, cause, and ...
Bei Yuan +4 more
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Predictors of quality of life in individuals with non-traumatic unilateral transtibial amputation. [PDF]
PLoS ONEPurposeQuality of life is a crucial outcome in evaluating adjustment to prostheses for individuals with non-traumatic lower limb amputation (LLA). This study aimed to identify prostheses-related factors that predict the quality of life in people with non-
Tahereh Alavi +3 more
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BMJ Open, 2021 Objectives Limb amputation incidence is particularly high in fragile contexts due to conflict, accidents and poorly managed diabetes. The study aim was to analyse (1) demographic and amputation characteristics of persons with any type of acquired ...
Catherine Blake +5 more
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Changing Trends in Aetiology of Amputations: A 12-year Retrospective Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023 Introduction: The Kashmir valley, which has experienced political instability since 1989, has witnessed a rise in amputations and a different aetiology compared to other parts of India. Limited data exists on the changing patterns of various causes of
Tufail Muzaffar +2 more
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British Journal of Pain, 2013 Traumatic amputations remain one of the most emotionally disturbing wounds of conflict, as demonstrated by their frequent use in films to illustrate the horrors of war. Unfortunately, they remain common injuries, particularly following explosions, and, in addition, many survivors require primary amputation for unsalvageable injuries or to save their ...
Jon, Clasper, Arul, Ramasamy
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Can real-time visual feedback during gait retraining reduce metabolic demand for individuals with transtibial amputation? [PDF]
, 2017 The metabolic demand of walking generally increases following lower extremity amputation. This study used real-time visual feedback to modify biomechanical factors linked to an elevated metabolic demand of walking in individuals with transtibial ...
Choi, Harmony S. +3 more
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Urology Case Reports, 2022 Male external genitalia injury with testicular loss is relatively uncommon in civilian practice. Testicular amputation is usually found with military trauma and self-mutilation. However, they do occur while operating machines for domestic purposes.
Awaj Kafle +5 more
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Median Sternotomy for the Management of Life-Threatening Bleeding Resulting from Proximal Upper Extremity Amputation [PDF]
Journal of Acute Care Surgery, 2020 It is extremely difficult to achieve hemostasis in the case of proximal amputation of major limbs, and especially in the case of a proximal upper arm amputation, which is adjacent to the axilla.
Hyunseong Kang, Gyu Bum Seo, Su Wan Kim
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