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Mechanically Powered Negative Pressure Wound Therapy as a Bolster for Skin Grafting

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2014
Summary: The use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) as a bolster for split-thickness skin grafts has been well documented in the literature. It facilitates the removal of transudate, which can result in the formation of seroma, and mitigates shear
Adam L. Isaac, DPM, Jessica Rose, DO, David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD   +2 more
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Successful Limb Salvage Reconstruction Using Bulk Femoral Head Allograft

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, 2023
Category: Ankle Introduction/Purpose: The use of femoral head allografts in salvage surgeries for lower extremity reconstruction help address surgical problems of large bone deficits. There are very few publications and mixed results in the literature as
Gabriella Mendez MD, Jacob Perkins DPM, AACFAS, Vincent G. Vacketta DPM, Christopher Hyer DPM   +3 more
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Plantar Temperature Response to Walking in Diabetes with and without Acute Charcot: The Charcot Activity Response Test

Journal of Aging Research, 2012
Objective. Asymmetric plantar temperature differences secondary to inflammation is a hallmark for the diagnosis and treatment response of Charcot foot syndrome. However, little attention has been given to temperature response to activity.
Bijan Najafi, James S. Wrobel, Gurtej Grewal, Robert A. Menzies, Talal K. Talal, Mahmoud Zirie, David G. Armstrong   +6 more
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Guideline for Limb‐Salvage Treatment of Osteosarcoma

Orthopaedic Surgery, 2020
Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant bone tumor, occurring mainly in children and adolescents, and the limbs are the main affected sites.
Ming Xu, Zhen Wang, Xiu‐chun Yu, Jian‐hua Lin, Yong‐cheng Hu   +4 more
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Chronic Osteomyelitis of the tibia and ankle treated with Limb Salvage Reconstruction [PDF]

Journal of Bone and Joint Infection, 2019
Introduction: To confirm the success of our limb salvage treatment protocol and determine what factors are predictive of success versus failure in limb salvage techniques for patients with chronic osteomyelitis of the tibia and ankle.Methods ...
A. Lam, S. S. Richardson, J. Buksbaum, J. Markowitz, M. W. Henry, A. O. Miller, S. R. Rozbruch, A. T. Fragomen   +7 more
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Amputation Predisposes to Higher Cancer-Specific Mortality Than Limb Salvage Surgery in Pediatric Patients With Osteosarcoma of the Limbs: A Propensity Matching Analysis

Frontiers in Surgery, 2022
ObjectiveWith the development of osteosarcoma treatment, limb salvage surgery is gradually replacing amputation as the primary surgical option. Most pediatric osteosarcomas of the limbs undergo limb-salvage surgery.
Jinkui Wang, Jie Tang, Xiaojun Tan, Chenghao Zhanghuang, Liming Jin, Mujie Li, Zhaoxia Zhang, Tao Mi, Dawei He   +8 more
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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with Instillation and Dwell Time Using Antiseptic Solution in Chronic Limb-threatening Ischemia

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Background:. Chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) is a severe peripheral artery disease with rest pain and lower limb ulceration. After revascularization, limb ulceration treatment should be completed quickly before restenosis.
Yuta Terabe, PhD, Nobuhito Kaneko, MD, Hiroshi Ando, PhD   +2 more
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CLASSIFICATION FOR KNEE JOINT BONES DEFECTS IN PATIENTS WITH CONTRINDICATIONS TO ARTHROPLASTY

Travmatologiâ i Ortopediâ Rossii, 2018
There are many classifications of long bone defects. Some of them are designed from the external fixation background standpoint with the aim to define a particular Ilizarov technique.
L. N. Solomin, K. L. Korchagin, R. S. Rozbruch   +2 more
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Limb-salvage surgery versus extremity amputation for early-stage bone cancer in the extremities: a population-based study

Frontiers in Surgery, 2023
BackgroundMany attempts have been made to induce limb salvage as an alternative to amputation for primary bone cancer in the extremities, but efforts to establish its benefits over amputation yielded inconsistent results with regard to outcomes and ...
Yixu Zhu, Xuesong Wu, Wenjun Zhang, Haijun Zhang   +3 more
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Use of Flap Salvage for Lower Extremity Chronic Wounds Occurs Most Often in Competitive Hospital Markets

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2021
Background:. Wounds in the comorbid population require limb salvage to prevent amputation. Extensive health economics literature demonstrates that hospital activities are influenced by level of market concentration.
Kenneth L. Fan, MD, Tanvee Singh, MPH, Jenna C. Bekeny, BA, Elizabeth G. Zolper, BS, Paige K. Dekker, BA, Christopher E. Attinger, MD, Karen K. Evans, MD, Derek DeLia, PhD   +7 more
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