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Understanding the experience of veterans who require lower limb amputation in the veterans health administration

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2022
Purpose There is limited qualitative research on the experience of patients undergoing lower limb amputation due to chronic limb threatening ischemia (CLTI) and their participation in amputation-level decisions.
Chelsea Leonard   +6 more
doaj  

Revascularization or amputation/1 [PDF]

open access: yesProsthetics & Orthotics International, 1979
The factors which determine the choice, revascularization or amputation of an ischaemic leg are very numerous, variable and sometimes also related. They are concerned with the extent and course of the gangrene, the general condition of the patient and the risk of operation, the technical operability in terms of arterial reconstruction, the skill and ...
openaire   +4 more sources

Risk Factors for Early Major Amputation in the First Diabetic Forefoot Amputation

open access: yesFoot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Category: Diabetes; Other Introduction/Purpose: Subsequent major amputations within 1 year after initial forefoot amputations are sometimes necessary when other options for saving the foot are unavailable.
JaeHyeon Seo MD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antibacterial hydrogel: The sniper of chronic wounds

open access: yesBMEMat, EarlyView.
The treatment of chronic wounds has always been an important challenge in the medical field. We focus on hydrogels not only because they provide a moist healing environment but also because compared with traditional dressings, they can effectively prevent and treat infections, reduce wound pain and scar formation.
Shengtai Bian   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Activity and Participation, Bimanual Function, and Prosthesis Satisfaction are Strong Predictors of General Well-Being Among Upper Limb Prosthesis Users

open access: yesArchives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, 2023
Objective: To determine the role of multiple factors on general well-being for upper limb prosthesis users. Design: Retrospective cross-sectional observational design. Setting: Prosthetic clinics across the United States.
Phillip M. Stevens, MEd   +4 more
doaj  

The Major Amputations

open access: yesAJN, American Journal of Nursing, 1950
This paper will include information about the surgical procedure and related factors which underly the general plan of treatment. While many of the decisions and procedures discussed are not the nurses' responsibilities, they are factors which influence, and sometimes determine, the nursing care that the patient needs. Nurses working in other hospitals
openaire   +4 more sources

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