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Physical and social factors determining quality of life for veterans with lower-limb amputation(s) : a systematic review [PDF]

, 2016
Purpose: Most veterans live for many years after their war-related traumatic lower-limb amputation, which is why understanding which factors influence health-related quality of life (HRQoL) remains important to their long-term management.
Henning Langberg, Jan Christensen, NIH., Patrick Doherty, Thomas Ipsen   +4 more
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Can Early Post-Operative Scoring of Non-Traumatic Amputees Decrease Rates of Revision Surgery?

Medicina
Background and Objectives: Medical registries evolved from a basic epidemiological data set to further applications allowing deriving decision making.
Vesta Brauckmann, Ole Moritz Block, Luis A. Pardo, Wolfgang Lehmann, Frank Braatz, Gunther Felmerer, Sebastian Mönnighoff, Jennifer Ernst   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mortality prediction following non‐traumatic amputation of the lower extremity

British Journal of Surgery, 2019
Patients who undergo lower extremity amputation secondary to the complications of diabetes or peripheral artery disease have poor long‐term survival.
D. Norvell, M. Thompson, E. Boyko, G. Landry, A. Littman, W. Henderson, A. P. Turner, C. Maynard, K. Moore, J. Czerniecki   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Comparison of the effect of traumatic and non-traumatic lower extremity amputations on patients' quality of life

Medicine Science
The aim is to investigate the quality of life and post-amputation adaptation of patients who have undergone amputation due to trauma and chronic diseases.
Yavuz Selim Karatekin, Harun Altinayak, Ahmet Serhat Genc, Orhan Balta   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microprocessor prosthetic ankles: comparative biomechanical evaluation of people with transtibial traumatic amputation during standing on level ground and slope

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 2019
Background The compensations occurrence due to the alteration of the posture and the gait of persons with lower limb amputation is still an issue in prosthetic fitting.
M. Thomas-Pohl, C. Villa, Jean-Louis Davot, X. Bonnet, J. Facione, É. Lapeyre, J. Bascou, H. Pillet   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Traumatic right testicular amputation with left testicular repositioning: A case report of a farmer from Nepal

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, Sudhir Kumar Singh, Rikesh Jung Karkee, Samir Chaudhary, Ankur Poudel, Hardik Kumar Sethi   +5 more
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Knee-saving Amputation by Use of a Bipedicled Four-zone Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator Flap

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2023
Summary:. Degloving traumatic lower extremity injuries can lead to an above-knee amputation with decreased functional capacity compared with below-knee amputation.
Sinem Saritas, MD, Birgitte Jul Kiil, MD, Mille Sværdborg, MD   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Differences in Kidney Function Estimates Based on Creatinine and/or Cystatin C in Non-Traumatic Amputation Patients and Their Impact on Drug Prescribing

Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2019
Accurate kidney function estimates are necessary when prescribing renally-eliminated medications. Our objectives were to investigate how amputation affects estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and to determine if dosing recommendations differ ...
M. Aakjær, M. B. Houlind, Charlotte Treldal, M. Z. Ankarfeldt, Pia S Jensen, O. Andersen, Esben Iversen, L. Christrup, J. Petersen   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Survival to amputation in pre-antibiotic era: a case study from a Longobard necropolis (6th-8th centuries AD) [PDF]

, 2018
The Longobard necropolis of Povegliano Veronese dates from the 6th to the 8th centuries AD. Among the 164 tombs excavated, the skeleton of an older male shows a well-healed amputated right forearm.
Boggioni, Marco, Di Vincenzo, Fabio, Giostra, Caterina, Manzi, Giorgio, Massani, Danilo, Micarelli, Ileana, Paine, Robert, Papini, Andrea, Profico, Antonio, Tafuri, Mary Anne   +9 more
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Traumatic stress symptoms following a lower limb amputation in diabetic patients: a longitudinal study

Psychology and Health, 2019
Objective: Limited research has focussed on the development of traumatic stress symptoms following an amputation due to a chronic disease such as Diabetes.
S. Pedras, I. Preto, Rui Carvalho, G. Pereira   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source