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Guillotine Amputation Prior to Major Amputation Decreases Infectious Complications and Long-term Amputation Failure in Lower Extremity Chronic Wound Patients

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2021
Kevin Kim, BS, Landon Frazier, BS, Paige Dekker, BA, Aleek Aintablian, MS, Kenneth Fan, MD, Christopher Attinger, MD, Karen Evans, MD   +6 more
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Evaluation of major and minor lower extremity amputation in diabetic foot patients

, 2017
Background/aim: We evaluated the existing risk factors with clinical results in patients who underwent major and minor amputation of the lower extremity as a result of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs)
Erdal UZUN, Gurbuz, Kaan, Kaan GÜRBÜZ, Uzun, ERDAL, Fırat OZAN, İlhami ÇELİK, Zehra BEŞTEPE DURSUN, Bestepe Dursun, Zehra, Ozan, Firat, Celik, Ilhami   +9 more
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Perioperative and Rehabilitation Outcome after Lower-Limb Amputation in Elderly Chinese Patients in Hong Kong

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2004
Purpose. Major amputation of the lower limb is considered the last resort when limb salvage is impossible. The aim of this study is to determine the morbidity, mortality, and rehabilitation outcome of patients that underwent a lower-limb amputation ...
HB Leung, WC Wong, FCJ Wu, JS Guerin
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Factors associated with death after major amputation of the lower extremity (n = 1120).

, 2014
‡defined as greater than 27 procedures per year.Abbreviations: HR = hazard ratio; CI = confidence interval.Factors associated with death after major amputation of the lower extremity (n = 1120).
Ming-Lung Tsai (651350), Chun-Chi Chen (103097), Chun-Tai Mao (651349), Ming-Jui Hung (477434), I-Chang Hsieh (103109), Ming-Shien Wen (319221), Chao-Yung Wang (103103), Chao-Hung Wang (651351), Tien-Hsing Chen (331860)   +8 more
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Daytime and scheduled surgery for major dysvascular lower extremity amputation

, 2023
INTRODUCTION. Patients undergoing a major dysvascular lower extremity amputation (LEA) often have a poor outcome with a high risk of complications and mortality despite improvements in care and perioperative programmes.
Thomsen, Morten Grove, Kristensen, Morten Tange, Ignatiussen, Martha Etlm, Holm, Gitte, Pedersen, Poul   +4 more
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Percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy is associated with lower long-term amputation rates and procedural burden compared with catheter-directed thrombolysis in acute limb ischemia

JVS-Vascular Insights
Objective: Percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy (PMT) and catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) are techniques to restore perfusion to the lower extremity in patients suffering from acute limb ischemia (ALI).
Nikhil Pallem, BS, Sadie Junkins, BS, Anna Johnson, MPH, Hisashi Sawada, MD, PhD, Charles Renner, MD, William B. Rothstein, MD, Sam Tyagi, MD   +6 more
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Temporal trends in minor and major lower extremity amputation in people with type 2 diabetes: The Fremantle Diabetes Study. [PDF]

Diab Vasc Dis Res, 2023
Hamilton EJ, Davis WA, Baba M, Davis TM.
europepmc   +1 more source

Epidemiology of diabetic foot disease and diabetes-related lower-extremity amputation in Australia: a systematic review protocol

, 2017
Background\ud \ud Diabetic foot disease is associated with major morbidity, mortality, costs, and reduction of a person’s quality of life. Investigating the epidemiology of diabetic foot disease is the backbone of diabetic foot research and clinical ...
Lazzarini, Peter A., Baba, Mendel, Jaap J. van Netten, Mendel Baba, van Netten, Jaap J., Peter A. Lazzarini   +5 more
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Limb Salvage via Surgical Soft-tissue Reconstruction With Ovine Forestomach Matrix Grafts: A Prospective Study

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Background:. Complex and chronic lower extremity defects present a surgical challenge and can progress to eventual amputation if closure is not achieved.
John Lawlor, DPM, Brandon A. Bosque, DPM, Christopher Frampton, PhD, D. Adam Young, PhD, Patrick Martyka, DPM   +4 more
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Understanding variations in reported epidemiology of major lower extremity amputation in the UK: a systematic review. [PDF]

BMJ Open, 2021
Meffen A, Houghton JSM, Nickinson ATO, Pepper CJ, Sayers RD, Gray LJ.   +5 more
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