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

Foot & 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, HoSeong Lee MD, PhD, YoungRak Choi MD, PhD, MyoungYeol Shin MD   +3 more
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Association of remoteness and ethnicity with major amputation following minor amputation to treat diabetes-related foot disease.

PLoS ONE
IntroductionMinor amputation is commonly needed to treat diabetes-related foot disease (DFD). Remoteness of residence is known to limit access to healthcare and has previously been associated with poor outcomes.
Chanika Alahakoon, Shivshankar Thanigaimani, Tejas P Singh, Aaron Drovandi, James Charles, Malindu Fernando, Peter A Lazzarini, Joseph V Moxon, Jonathan Golledge   +8 more
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Predictors of amputation in patients with acute compartment syndrome after tibial fracture: a nomogram prediction model

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Purposes Amputation is a serious complication in patients with acute compartment syndrome (ACS). However, it risk factors are still poorly understood. Our study aims to investigate the risk factors of amputation in patients with ACS.
Tao Wang, Qi Zhang, Zhiyong Hou
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Mortality after major amputation in elderly patients with critical limb ischemia

Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2017
Sanne Klaphake,1,2 Kevin de Leur,1 Paul GH Mulder,1,3 Gwan H Ho,1 Hans G de Groot,1 Eelco J Veen,1 Hence JM Verhagen,2 Lijckle van der Laan1 1Department of Surgery, Amphia Hospital, Breda, 2Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus University Medical ...
Klaphake S, de Leur K, Mulder PGH, Ho GH, de Groot HG, Veen EJ, Verhagen HJM, van der Laan L   +7 more
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Activity and Participation, Bimanual Function, and Prosthesis Satisfaction are Strong Predictors of General Well-Being Among Upper Limb Prosthesis Users

Archives 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, Dwiesha L. England, MS, Amy E. Todd, MS, Stephen A. Mandacina, CP, Shane R. Wurdeman, PhD   +4 more
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Case of Successful Amputation in Spreading Gangrene: From Gun-Shot Wound [PDF]

J TOOGOOD
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Amputation in patients with extremity soft tissue sarcoma: the experience of an East Asian referral center

BMC Cancer
Background This study aimed to investigate the characteristics and clinical outcomes in a series of patients with extremity soft tissue sarcoma (STS) who underwent amputation at a large East Asian referral center. Patients and methods Of the 652 patients
Yongsung Kim, Han-Soo Kim, Ilkyu Han
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Alarming Syncope, from the Admission of Air into a Vein during an Amputation at the Shoulder Joint [PDF]

Bransby Blake Cooper
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Testing the Reliability of Optical Coherence Tomography to Measure Epidermal Thickness and Distinguish Volar and Nonvolar Skin

JID Innovations
In persons with limb loss, prosthetic devices cause skin breakdown, largely because residual limb skin (nonvolar) is not intended to bear weight such as palmoplantar (volar) skin.
Molly E. Baumann, Nina Rossa Haddad, Alyssa Salazar, W. Lee Childers, Shawn Farrokhi, Neil B. Goldstein, Brad D. Hendershot, Lisa Reider, Richard E. Thompson, Michael S. Valerio, Christopher L. Dearth, Luis A. Garza   +11 more
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Analysis of Predictor Factors and Comorbidities About Lower-Extremity Repetitive Amputation in Diabetic Foot Ulcer and Infection: A Retrospective Study

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Category: Diabetes Introduction/Purpose: About 12-25% of diabetic patients had foot ulcers during their lifetime, which has been reported in several studies that not only reduce the quality of life but also increase the risk of amputation due to ...
Yeokgu Hwang MD, PhD
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