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Geographic variability of major non-traumatic lower limb amputations in diabetic and non-diabetic patients in Poland

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2020
Introduction High amputation of the lower limb not only causes immense physical disability but also the destruction of the patient’s mental state, and helps to shorten life of patients with diabetes.
Waldemar Wierzba, Przemysław Krasnodębski, Andrzej Śliwczyński, Waldemar Karnafel   +3 more
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Osteoplastic Thumb Reconstruction in the Immediate Setting: A Case Series

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2022
Background:. Traumatic thumb amputation can have devastating effects on residual hand function. When replantation is not possible, thumb reconstruction is often performed in a delayed manner and may require multiple stages.
Yusha Liu, MD, PhD, Erin A. Miller, MD, MS, Corinne E. Wee, MD, Adnan Prsic, MD, Danielle J. Eble, MD, Dennis S. Kao, MD   +5 more
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Osseointegrated finger prostheses using a tripod titanium mini-plate [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Digital amputation is a common upper extremity injury and can cause significant impairment in hand function, as well as psychosocial stigma.
Ciudad, Pedro, Doscher, Matthew, Galan, Ricardo, Liebling, Ralph, LO TORTO, Federico, Manrique, Oscar J   +5 more
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Impact of yoga intervention in lower limb amputees following trauma in relation to behavior and quality of life: A randomized controlled trial

International Journal of Yoga, 2023
Background: Yoga is an emerging intervention causing improvement in physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Its role in improving outcomes in patients with amputation was investigated.
Nida Mir, Mahadev Singh Sen, Kalaivani Mani, Rajesh Sagar, S Arulselvi, Subodh Kumar, Amit Gupta, Sushma Sagar   +7 more
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Invasive fungal infections secondary to traumatic injury [PDF]

, 2017
Invasive fungal infection (IFI) is a rare but serious complication of traumatic injury. The purpose of this article is to review the epidemiology, natural history, mycology, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes associated with post-traumatic ...
Bochicchio, Grant, Bochicchio, Kelly, Kronen, Ryan, Liang, Stephen Y, Powderly, William G, Spec, Andrej   +5 more
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LEVEL SELECTION OF NON-TRAUMATIC LOWER EXTREMITY AMPUTATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH CRITICAL ISCHEMIA

Сучасні медичні технології, 2022
Objective. To evaluate the informativeness of ultrasound scanning of the lower limb arteries and angiography in patients with critical ischemia for choosing the optimal level of extremity amputation. Methods.
S.M. Vasyliuk, V.S. Osadets, O.V. Prudnikov, O.M. Makarchuk, B.V. Krysa, V.V. Ivanyna   +5 more
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Nursing care of a patient after limb amputation - case study

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2019
Amputation is the operative, partial or complete cutting off of an organ; the term mainly used for limbs. Traumatic amputation of the limb is one of the oldest surgical procedures.
Bernadeta Jędrzejkiewicz
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Effect of perioperative sciatic nerve block on chronic pain in patients undergoing below-knee amputation: A randomised controlled trial

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2022
Background and Aims: Many pain syndromes such as chronic phantom limb pain (PLP) and stump pain (SP), involving nociceptive and neuropathic pain, develop after amputation.
Jeetinder Kaur Makkar, Anjishnujit Bandyopadhay, Kajal Jain, Anudeep Jafra, Nirmal R Gopinathan, Preetmohinder Singh   +5 more
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Unusual Mechanisms of Penile Amputation

Case Reports in Urology, 2019
Penile amputation is an uncommon and highly morbid injury. Many mechanisms have been reported ranging from self-mutilation and domestic violence to traumatic circumcisions. We present two unusual cases of traumatic penile amputation.
Julian Fazi, David Adkins, Jennifer Knight, Adam Luchey   +3 more
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Incidence of Lower Extremity Amputation in Romania: A Nationwide 5-Year Cohort Study, 2015–2019

Medicina, 2023
Background and Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to investigate the incidence of lower extremity amputations (LEAs) in a representative population from Romania, in both diabetic and non-diabetic adults, including trauma-related ...
Emilia Rusu, Horațiu Coman, Andrada Coșoreanu, Ana-Maria Militaru, Horațiu-Cristian Popescu-Vâlceanu, Ileana Teodoru, Doina-Andrada Mihai, Viviana Elian, Norina Alinta Gavan, Gabriela Radulian   +9 more
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