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Physical and social factors determining quality of life for veterans with lower-limb amputation(s) : a systematic review [PDF]

, 2016
Purpose: Most veterans live for many years after their war-related traumatic lower-limb amputation, which is why understanding which factors influence health-related quality of life (HRQoL) remains important to their long-term management.
Henning Langberg, Jan Christensen, NIH., Patrick Doherty, Thomas Ipsen   +4 more
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Etiology of Amputation in Patients Presented At HHIRS Mansehra

Journal Riphah College of Rehabilitation Sciences, 2021
Background: Comprehensive physical rehabilitation services of HHIRS were established in 2006 to deal with the orthopedic trauma resulted from the 2005 earthquake.
Keramat Ullah Keramat, Mohammad Shazad Shahzad, Jamal Tariq, Abdul Haseeb Bhutta   +3 more
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EPIDEMIOLOGY OF TRAUMATIC UPPER AND LOWER LIMB AMPUTATIONS AMONG SAUDI ARABIAN LOCALS AND EXPATRIATES [PDF]

Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal, 2022
Current understanding of region-specific relationships and trends in amputation related parameters for the Saudi Arabian population is limited. The purpose of this study was to look at a cross-section of the Saudi population who had experienced traumatic
Abdullah M. Al-Shenqiti
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REPLANTATION OF THE THUMB OR REVISION OF AMPUTATION: AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY [PDF]

Acta Ortopédica Brasileira
Objetive: This article presents a retrospective cohort study analyzing patients from IOT-FMUSP who underwent replantation or revision amputation procedures for traumatic thumb amputation between 2013 and 2020.
Tiago Guedes da Motta Mattar, Caio Felipe Araujo Matalani, Henrique Brito Silveira, Arthur Kayano Sargaço, Mariana Miranda Nicolosi Pessa, Fernando Vicente de Pontes, Teng Hsiang Wei, Rames Mattar Junior, Marcelo Rosa de Rezende   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pediatric Hand Surgery Training in Nicaragua: A Sustainable Model of Surgical Education in a Resource-Poor Environment. [PDF]

, 2017
Recent reports have demonstrated that nearly two-thirds of the world's population do not have access to adequate surgical care, a burden that is borne disproportionately by residents of resource-poor countries.
James, Michelle A, Manske, Mary Claire B, Rios Roque, Jairo J, Zelaya, Gabriel Ramos   +3 more
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Can Early Post-Operative Scoring of Non-Traumatic Amputees Decrease Rates of Revision Surgery?

Medicina
Background and Objectives: Medical registries evolved from a basic epidemiological data set to further applications allowing deriving decision making.
Vesta Brauckmann, Ole Moritz Block, Luis A. Pardo, Wolfgang Lehmann, Frank Braatz, Gunther Felmerer, Sebastian Mönnighoff, Jennifer Ernst   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Extra-anatomic temporary intravascular shunting to assist with replantation of an amputated hand with prolonged ischemic time

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2022
Although temporary intravascular shunting has been reported to assist with hand revascularization and replantation after traumatic amputation, most reports have described using ipsilateral upper limb inflow.
David de Launay, MD, Sarah Shiga, MD, Matthew Laschuk, MD, Timothy Brandys, MD, Derek J. Roberts, MD, PhD, FRCSC   +4 more
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Comparison of the effect of traumatic and non-traumatic lower extremity amputations on patients' quality of life

Medicine Science
The aim is to investigate the quality of life and post-amputation adaptation of patients who have undergone amputation due to trauma and chronic diseases.
Yavuz Selim Karatekin, Harun Altinayak, Ahmet Serhat Genc, Orhan Balta   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The homuncular jigsaw: investigations of phantom limb and body awareness following brachial plexus block or avulsion [PDF]

, 2019
Many neuropsychological theories agree that the brain maintains a relatively persistent representation of one's own body, as indicated by vivid "phantom" experiences.
Giannini, Anna Maria, Haggard, Patrick, Leemhuis, Erik, Pazzaglia, Mariella   +3 more
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Home monitoring of foot skin temperatures to prevent ulceration [PDF]

, 2004
OBJECTIVE - To evaluate the effectiveness of at-home infrared temperature monitoring as a preventative tool in individuals at high risk for diabetes-related lower-extremity ulceration and amputation. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS - Eighty-five patients who
Constantinides, Georgios, Higgins, Kevin R., Lavery, Lawrence A.   +2 more
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