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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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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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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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Open traumatic scapulothoracic dissociation: Case report of a rare injury

Trauma Case Reports, 2018
Open traumatic scapulothoracic dissociation is a rare and devastating injury. We are reporting a 21-year-old male factory worker who sustained a traumatic open scapulothoracic dissociation.
Amaleswaran Anbarasan, Nasrul Hanif Mohamad, Sureisen Mariapan   +2 more
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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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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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Survival to amputation in pre-antibiotic era: a case study from a Longobard necropolis (6th-8th centuries AD) [PDF]

, 2018
The Longobard necropolis of Povegliano Veronese dates from the 6th to the 8th centuries AD. Among the 164 tombs excavated, the skeleton of an older male shows a well-healed amputated right forearm.
Boggioni, Marco, Di Vincenzo, Fabio, Giostra, Caterina, Manzi, Giorgio, Massani, Danilo, Micarelli, Ileana, Paine, Robert, Papini, Andrea, Profico, Antonio, Tafuri, Mary Anne   +9 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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Stable fixation of an osseointegated implant system for above-the-knee amputees: titel RSA and radiographic evaluation of migration and bone remodeling in 55 cases. [PDF]

, 2012
Background and purposeRehabilitation of patients with transfemoral amputations is particularly difficult due to problems in using standard socket prostheses.
Antonellis, Anne, Bragdon, Charles, Brånemark, Rickard, Kärrholm, Johan, Malchau, Henrik, Nebergall, Audrey   +5 more
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Impact of prehospital medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) transport time on combat mortality in patients with non-compressible torso injury and traumatic amputations: a retrospective study

Military Medical Research, 2018
Background In combat operations, patients with traumatic injuries require expeditious evacuation to improve survival. Studies have shown that long transport times are associated with increased morbidity and mortality.
Joseph K. Maddry, Crystal A. Perez, Alejandra G. Mora, Jill D. Lear, Shelia C. Savell, Vikhyat S. Bebarta   +5 more
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