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Transtibial Amputations

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 1999
The transtibial amputation is one of the most frequently performed major limb amputations in the United States. The long posterior flap technique has become the most frequently recommended technique; however, the surgeon performing amputations needs to be comfortable with the alternative techniques as well.
D G, Smith, J R, Fergason
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Nerve Decompression and Distal Transtibial Amputation

Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, 2022
Approximately 20% of patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) endorse painful sensations such as prickling, stabbing, and burning pain that reflect small-fiber involvement. Although glycemic control is crucial to delay the onset and progression of DPN, there have been many reports on the use of decompression nerve surgery to aid in the ...
Edgardo R, Rodriguez-Collazo   +2 more
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Total knee replacement in a transtibial amputee

BMJ Case Reports, 2022
We present the case of a man in his 60s with a transtibial amputation (TTA) undergoing total knee replacement (TKR) for symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA). It is unusual to develop OA in the ipsilateral knee to TTA; and while it is postulated that this is because patients preferentially load their unaffected limb to protect the TTA-sided knee, there is ...
Ahmed Elsayed   +3 more
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