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Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia: Objective: It was to identify trends of traumatic and non-traumatic causes of lower limb amputations, as well as the role played by population aging, traffic violence increase, public health policy of diabetes control program and drivers anti-alcohol ...
Bruna Maria Bueno Barbosa +5 more
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Trauma vascular na população pediátrica Vascular trauma in the pediatric population
Jornal Vascular Brasileiro, 2012 CONTEXTO: O trauma vascular na população pediátrica apresenta-se como um desafio único, frente à sua incidência relativamente baixa, mesmo em centros médicos de referência.
Melissa Andreia de Moraes Silva +6 more
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The oldest amputation on a Neolithic human skeleton in France [PDF]
, 2007 While 'surgical' practices such as trepanations are well attested since the first stages of the European Neolithic, the amputation of limbs in Prehistoric periods has not been well-documented until the case presented here. The particularly well-
Cecile Buquet-Marcon +2 more
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Mapping EQ-5D utilities to GBD 2010 and GBD 2013 disability weights : results of two pilot studies in Belgium [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Utilities and disability weights (DWs) are metrics used for calculating Quality-Adjusted Life Years and Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs), respectively.
Devleesschauwer, Brecht +5 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder in Australia have increased considerably in recent years. The current study investigated how the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) impacts quality of life (QoL) among carers of children with autism spectrum disorder.
Jesse Gerhard, Sharon L. Grant
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Autobiographical memory and psychological distress in a sample of upper-limb amputees. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Amputation is a traumatic and life-changing event that can take years to adjust to. The present study (a) examines psychological adjustment in a specific trauma-exposed sample, (b) compares the phenomenology (e.g., vividness) of amputation-related ...
Martina Luchetti +4 more
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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 +2 more
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Skeletal pathologies in extant crocodilians as a window into the paleopathology of fossil archosaurs
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Crocodilians, together with birds, are the only extant relatives to many extinct archosaur groups, making them highly important for interpreting paleopathological conditions in a phylogenetic disease bracketing model. Despite this, comprehensive data on osteopathologies in crocodilians remain scarce.
Alexis Cornille +6 more
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Care for an elderly person after lower limb amputation
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2019 Introduction: Although currently less major amputation is performed, due to more effective revascularization and endovascular treatment, limbs amputations are still necessary and commonly used as a therapeutic method.
Monika Prylińska +11 more
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Traumatized index finger pollicization for thumb reconstruction—A case report
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2019 When the index finger is injured or severed with a traumatic thumb amputation, transfer of the injured index finger can restore the function of the thumb. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the result of the transfer of an injured index finger for
Lu Yi’an, Xiao Haijun, Xue Feng
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