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Lower Limb Amputation Rates in Germany [PDF]

Medicina, 2022
Background and Objectives: The current epidemiology of lower limb amputations is unknown. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine (1) lower extremity amputation rates as a function of age, gender, and amputation level between 2015 and 2019,
Nike Walter, Volker Alt, Markus Rupp
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Challenges in shared decision-making about major lower limb amputation: the PERCEIVE qualitative study [PDF]

BMJ Open
Objectives Shared decision-making is widely advocated in policy and practice, but how it is to be applied in a high-stakes clinical decision such as major lower limb amputation due to chronic limb-threatening ischaemia or diabetic foot is unclear.
Adrian Edwards, Sian Jones, Emma Thomas-Jones, Hayley Prout, David Cox, David Bosanquet, Cherry-Ann Waldron, Lucy Brookes-Howell, Debbie Harris, Sarah Milosevic, Christopher Twine, David C Bosanquet, Christopher P Twine, Philip Pallmann, Jo Burton, Ian Massey, Philippa Stewart, Brenig Gwilym, Cherry Anne Waldron, Philip Pallman, Phillipa Stewart   +20 more
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Peripheral artery disease, lower limb revascularization, and amputation in diabetes patients with and without coronary artery disease: a cohort study from the Western Denmark Heart Registry

BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, 2021
Introduction Patients with diabetes have increased risk of lower limb revascularization and amputation due to higher risk of peripheral artery disease (PAD) and peripheral neuropathy. The additive effect of coronary artery disease (CAD) is less clear. We
Kevin Kris Warnakula Olesen, Christine Gyldenkerne, Troels Thim   +2 more
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Lower-Limb Amputation in Children and Adolescents—A Rare Encounter with Unique and Special Challenges

Children, 2022
Background/Aim: The pattern of lower-limb amputation, indications, complications, and revision in pediatric cases differs globally. Therefore, we conducted this study to describe the patterns of lower-limb amputation at our institution. Methods: During a
Axel Horsch, Svenja Gleichauf, Burkhard Lehner, Maher Ghandour, Julian Koch, Merkur Alimusaj, Tobias Renkawitz, Cornelia Putz   +7 more
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Lower Limb Amputation in Germany [PDF]

Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2017
Declining amputation rates have been reported in multiple countries in recent years. It is not yet known whether amputation rates have declined in Germany as well.On the basis of DRG (diagnosis-related group) data, we received a list from the German Federal Statistical Office of all major and minor amputations documented in German hospitals from 2005 ...
Knut, Kröger, Christian, Berg, Frans, Santosa, Nasser, Malyar, Holger, Reinecke   +4 more
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Cycling in people with a lower limb amputation [PDF]

BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2021
Abstract Background To evaluate cycling participation and identify barriers and facilitators related to cycling participation in people with a lower limb amputation (LLA) in the Netherlands. Methods A questionnaire was sent to adults with a LLA between March and August 2019 ...
Jutamanee Poonsiri, Rienk Dekker, Pieter U. Dijkstra, Juha M. Hijmans, Jan H. B. Geertzen   +4 more
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Traumatic Upper and Lower Limb Amputations of Saudi Arabian Locals: A Ten-year Epidemiological Overview

International Journal of Physiotherapy, 2021
Background: There is a scarcity of understanding about the region-specific trends and relations of amputation-related parameters for Saudi Arabia. Objective: The primary objective of this study was to study the epidemiology of a cross-section of the ...
Abdullah M. Al-Shenqiti, Abu Z. Bari, Naveed Ahmed, Soobia Saad Khan, Saad Jawaid Khan   +4 more
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THE USE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OUTCOMES IN REHABILITATION INTERVENTIONS FOR LOWER LIMB AMPUTEES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal, 2020
BACKGROUND: Interventions which have focused on improving the physical activity of individuals with lower limb amputation can be mostly categorized into behavioural-based and prosthetic-based interventions.
Alexander Jamieson, Laura Murray, Arjan Buis   +2 more
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A survey of lower limb amputation rate in patients with diabetes at Shahid Modarres Hospital, Tehran, Iran, during 5 years [PDF]

Journal of Analytical Research in Clinical Medicine, 2017
Introduction: Lower limb amputation in patients with diabetes is one of its major complications. Therefor understanding the prevalence and causes of this problem has great importance.
Nasser Malekpour Alamdari, Barmak Gholizade, Parvin Pashaii   +2 more
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Review of the methodology of lower limb prosthesis

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2019
Background: The replacement of inefficient or lost organs, especially in the case of lower ends, is associated with a huge experience for the patient, especially in emotional terms.
Daria Zaborna, Beniamin Szmelcer, Natalia Krakowska, Aleksandra Fortuna, Patrycja Wszelaki, Aleksander Florczak, Michał Wilczyński, Małgorzata Gajos, Natalia Skierkowska, Mateusz Porada, Mariusz Wąsicki, Mateusz Modrzejewski, Kornelia Kędziora-Kornatowska   +12 more
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