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Multidisciplinary protocols are an important part of enhanced recovery after major lower extremity amputation [PDF]

Frontiers in Surgery
Major lower extremity amputation (MLEA) remains a high-risk procedure with significant implications for patient morbidity, mortality, and long-term functional independence.
Christian Campat, Leigh Ann O’Banion
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Geographic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Major Lower Extremity Amputation Rates in Metropolitan Areas [PDF]

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2021
Background Rates of major lower extremity amputation in patients with peripheral artery disease are higher in rural communities with markers of low socioeconomic status, but most Americans live in metropolitan areas.
Alexander C. Fanaroff, Lin Yang, Ashwin S. Nathan, Sameed Ahmed M. Khatana, Howard Julien, Tracy Y. Wang, Ehrin J. Armstrong, Diane Treat‐Jacobson, Julia D. Glaser, Grace Wang, Scott M. Damrauer, Jay Giri, Peter W. Groeneveld   +12 more
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Mortality after major lower extremity amputation and association with index level: a cohort study based on 11,205 first-time amputations from nationwide Danish databases [PDF]

Acta Orthopaedica
Background and purpose: Mortality after major lower extremity amputations is high and may depend on amputation level. We aimed to examine the mortality risk in the first year after major lower extremity amputation divided into transtibial and ...
Anna Trier Heiberg Brix, Katrine Hass Rubin, Tine Nymark, Hagen Schmal, Martin Lindberg-Larsen   +4 more
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Length of hospital stay and readmissions after major lower extremity amputation: a Danish nationwide registry study [PDF]

Acta Orthopaedica
Background and purpose: Major lower extremity amputation (MLEA) is associated with complications that may prolong length of hospital stay (LOS) and increase the risk of readmission.
Anna Trier Heiberg Brix , Katrine Hass Rubin, Tine Nymark, Hagen Schmal, Martin Lindberg-Larsen   +4 more
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6: Nerve Blocks With Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Reduce Acute Postoperative Opioid Use in Major Lower Extremity Amputation [PDF]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2021
Purpose: Major amputations of the lower extremity, specifically through and below the knee, are morbid procedures requiring general anesthesia typically followed by high doses of postoperative opioids. Many are performed on highly comorbid, chronic wound
Manas Nigam, MD, Kevin G. Kim, BS, Patrick Harbour, MD, Paige K. Dekker, BA, Elizabeth G. Zolper, BS, Areeg A. Abu El Hawa, BA, Ivy CO, DO, Jay Patel, MD, Christopher E. Attinger, MD, Kasra A. Razmjou, MD, Grant M. Kleiber, MD   +10 more
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Analysis of the Peri-Operative Cost of Non-Traumatic Major Lower Extremity Amputation in Jordan [PDF]

ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, 2020
Qusai Aljarrah,1 Sohail Bakkar,2 Abdelwahab Aleshawi,3 Omar Al-Gharaibeh,3 Mooath Al-Jarrah,3 Radi Ebwayne,1 Mohammed Allouh,4 Ahmad K Abou-Foul5 1Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110 ...
Aljarrah Q, Bakkar S, Aleshawi A, Al-Gharaibeh O, Al-Jarrah M, Ebwayne R, Allouh M, Abou-Foul AK   +7 more
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Do Pre-Operative Transcutaneous Oxygen Perfusion Measurements Predict Atraumatic Major Lower Extremity Amputation Wound Healing? [PDF]

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, 2020
Category: Other Introduction/Purpose: Determining appropriate amputation level is a challenging task requiring clinical, laboratory, and imaging data.
Naudereh B. Noori MD, Lee Haruno, Ian Schroeder, Mark Vrahas, Milton T. Little, Carol Lin   +5 more
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Excess risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality after amputation in type 2 diabetes: a nationwide population study from the Swedish National Diabetes Register [PDF]

Cardiovascular Diabetology
Background Individuals with diabetes are prone to peripheral angiopathy and neuropathy, predisposing them to diabetic foot ulcers and, ultimately, lower-extremity amputation.
Karin Bergqvist, Henrik Imberg, Sara Hallström, Jens Michelsen, Hanna Liljebäck, Stefan Franzén, Anna Norhammar, Annika Rosengren, Marcus Lind   +8 more
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Lower extremity amputations in Switzerland: Trends in patients with and without diabetes, 2013–2023 [PDF]

International Journal of Cardiology. Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention
Background and aims: Lower extremity amputation (LEA) is a critical public health issue predominantly caused by diabetes mellitus (DM) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD).
Alexander Schuster, Simon Wolf, Julia Neuenschwander, Madlaina Schöni, Felix W.A. Waibel, Christina Sydler, Lea Attias Widmer, Faranak Rostami, Marc Righini, Nils Kucher, Stefano Barco, Davide Voci   +11 more
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Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Reduces Postoperative Opioid Requirements in Major Lower Extremity Amputation [PDF]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2021
Kevin Kim, BS, Manas Nigam, MD, Patrick Harbour, MD, Paige Dekker, BA, Elizabeth Zolper, MD, Areeg Abu El Hawa, BS, Ivy Co, DO, Jay Patel, MD, Christopher Attinger, MD, Kasra Razmjou, MD, Grant Kleiber, MD   +10 more
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