amputation

Summary

Summary: The removal of a limb or other appendage or outgrowth of the body. (Dorland, 28th ed)

Webpages

  1. adult health advisor index: 1 to b
    rpweb.uams.edu/CRS/AHA/AHA_index.htm
  2. dermatology atlas--alphabetized index
    www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/medicine/dermatology/melton/ ...
  3. department of orthopaedics and rehabilitation, orthopaedic conditions
    www.urmc.edu/ortho/patient/Conditions.aspx?letters=qz
  4. department of orthopaedics and rehabilitation, orthopaedic conditions
    www.urmc.edu/ortho/patient/Conditions.aspx?view=Shoulder-Elb ...
  5. borgess health | innovative medicine | inspired care
    www.borgess.com/default.aspx?pId=627
  6. borgess health | innovative medicine | inspired care
    www.borgess.com/index.html?pId=627
  7. vbi research -- vascular biology institute -- university of miami school of medicine
    vascularbiologyinst.med.miami.edu/x15.xml
  8. welcome to the eciwo acupuncture seminar
    www.eciwo.sdu.edu.cn/uk-seminar.html
  9. clinical research news for arizona physicians
    www.opa.medicine.arizona.edu/crnap/diabetic.html
  10. bone tumors
    pedclerk.bsd.uchicago.edu/bonetumors.html

Research Grants

  1. Effects Of Age On Muscle Strength, Body Composition And
    EARL JEFFREY METTER; Fiscal Year: 2006
  2. Topical Treatment of Diabetic Wounds to Increase Dermal Microvascular Blood Flow
    ANTHONY (Contact) GILETTO; Fiscal Year: 2008
  3. CHEMOKINES AND IMMUNE CELLS IN HIND LIMB ISCHEMIA
    Paula K Shireman; Fiscal Year: 2008
  4. BLOOD FACTORS AND PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE OUTCOMES
    Mary Mcgrae McDermott; Fiscal Year: 2004
  5. Clinical Implications of Peripheral Plaque Morphology
    Daniel Clair; Fiscal Year: 2007
  6. FDG-PET Imaging in Complicated Diabetic Foot
    Abass Alavi; Fiscal Year: 2005
  7. Development of a biodegradable load-bearing DBM carrier
    Tien-Min G Chu; Fiscal Year: 2006
  8. ActiveImplant Prosthesis for Lower Limb Amputees
    JOHN FAGO; Fiscal Year: 2007
  9. The Development and Testing of a Sonic Treatment Brush for Diabetic Foot Ulcers
    ROBERT AKRIDGE; Fiscal Year: 2007
  10. TOPICAL RETINOIDS FOR DIABETIC FOOT ULCERS
    JAMES J VARANI; Fiscal Year: 2003

Publications

  1. Influencing factors of outcome after lower-limb amputation: a five-year review in a plastic surgical department
    Meng Chum Chen
    Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    Ann Plast Surg 61:314-8
  2. Early and five-year amputation and survival rate of diabetic patients with critical limb ischemia: data of a cohort study of 564 patients
    E Faglia
    Diabetology Centre Diabetic Foot Centre, Policlinico Multimedica, Sesto San Giovanni Milano, Italy
    Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 32:484-90
  3. Survival and quality of life after arterial revascularization or major amputation for critical leg ischemia in Guadeloupe
    Michel Deneuville
    Service de Chirurgie Vasculaire et Thoracique, CHU de Guadeloupe, Abymes, France
    Ann Vasc Surg 20:753-60
  4. [Angioplasty of the distal anastomosis und runoff arteries of occluded infrainguinal bypasses]
    F Sigala
    Kplus Gefässzentrum Haan, Vaskuläre und Endovaskuläre Chirurgie, St. Josef Krankenhaus Haan GmbH, Robert-Koch-Strasse 16, 42781 Haan
    Zentralbl Chir 131:31-6
  5. Transluminal angioplasty of isolated crural arterial lesions in diabetics with critical limb ischemia
    F Sigala
    Kplus Vascular Centre Haan, Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, St Josef Hospital Haan GmbH, Haan, Germany
    Vasa 34:186-91
  6. Long-term results of through-knee amputation with dorsal musculocutaneous flap in patients with end-stage arterial occlusive disease
    Hans Juergen Kock
    Department of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, D 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
    World J Surg 28:801-6
  7. [Replantation at lower leg level. Commentary invited by the editorship]
    G Germann
    Klinik für Hand, Plastische und Rekonstruktive Chirurgie, Schwerbrandverletztenzentrum, BG-Unfallklinik Ludwigshafen
    Chirurg 74:1046-7
  8. The ArtAssist Device in chronic lower limb ischemia. A pilot study
    G Louridas
    Section of Vascular Surgery, The Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, St. Boniface Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    Int Angiol 21:28-35
  9. Questionable value of adjuvant arteriovenous fistula in pedal bypass at high risk for early failure
    Achim Neufang
    Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Johannes Gutenberg University School of Medicine, Mainz, Germany
    Ann Vasc Surg 22:379-87
  10. Infrapopliteal arterial revascularization for critical limb ischemia: is the peroneal artery at the distal third a suitable outflow vessel?
    Enzo Ballotta
    Vascular Surgery Section of the Geriatric Surgery Clinic, Department of Surgical and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padua, School of Medicine, Padova, Italy
    J Vasc Surg 47:952-9

Scientific Experts

Detail Information

Webpages95 found, 30 most recent shown here

  1. adult health advisor index: 1 to b
    rpweb.uams.edu/CRS/AHA/AHA_index.htm
  2. dermatology atlas--alphabetized index
    www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/medicine/dermatology/melton/ ...
  3. department of orthopaedics and rehabilitation, orthopaedic conditions
    www.urmc.edu/ortho/patient/Conditions.aspx?letters=qz
  4. department of orthopaedics and rehabilitation, orthopaedic conditions
    www.urmc.edu/ortho/patient/Conditions.aspx?view=Shoulder-Elb ...
  5. borgess health | innovative medicine | inspired care
    www.borgess.com/default.aspx?pId=627
  6. borgess health | innovative medicine | inspired care
    www.borgess.com/index.html?pId=627
  7. vbi research -- vascular biology institute -- university of miami school of medicine
    vascularbiologyinst.med.miami.edu/x15.xml
  8. welcome to the eciwo acupuncture seminar
    www.eciwo.sdu.edu.cn/uk-seminar.html
  9. clinical research news for arizona physicians
    www.opa.medicine.arizona.edu/crnap/diabetic.html
  10. bone tumors
    pedclerk.bsd.uchicago.edu/bonetumors.html
  11. mesh descriptor: wounds and injuries
    www.fred.psu.edu/ds/retrieve/fred/meshdescriptor/D014947
  12. congenital longitudinal deficiency of the fibula
    gait.aidi.udel.edu/educate/cldf.htm
  13. mount sinai - diabetic foot ulcer
    www.mountsinai.org/Other/Diseases/Diabetic foot ulcer
  14. all topics - quest diagnostics patient health library
    www.questdiagnostics.com/kbase/list/all/i.htm
  15. caroline mcintosh, school of human and health sciences at the university of huddersfield
    www2.hud.ac.uk/hhs/staff/shumcm2.php
  16. clinical trials in cardiology
    www2.umdnj.edu/~shindler/trials/trials_l.html
  17. minneapolis heart institute® - vegf-2 for critical limb ischemia: a phase 1-2, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled dose escalating study of intramuscular vascular endothelial growth factor-2 (vegf-2) gene therapy in patients with moderate or hig
    www.mplsheart.com/Publications/Research/PeripheralVascularRe ...
  18. physical therapy services available at university of colorado hospital - university of colorado hospital
    www.uch.edu/content/sportsmedicine/content.asp?index=SportsM ...
  19. physical therapy services available at university of colorado hospital - university of colorado hospital
    www.uch.edu/content/sportsmedicine/content.asp?index=SportsM ...
  20. department of cardiovascular sciences: dr jp thompson
    www.le.ac.uk/cv/staff/jpthompson.html
  21. eletters — the royal college of surgeons of england
    www.rcseng.ac.uk/publications/eletters
  22. hoag heart & vascular institute
    www.hoaghospital.org/heartinstitute/PAD.aspx
  23. nih news release--similar outcomes for limb reconstruction and amputation after trauma--12/17/2002
    www.nih.gov/news/pr/dec2002/niams-17.htm
  24. ischemia/reperfusion injury project information
    www.plasticsurgeryresearch.louisville.edu/Ischemia-Reperfusi ...
  25. facts | ochsner health system | new orleans, la
    www.ochsner.org/services/heart_vascular/heart_about_facts/in ...
  26. umr 6149 / page perso anne kavounoudias / accueil
    www.up.univ-mrs.fr/document.php?project=umr_6149&locale=fr&l ...
  27. amputation prevention center - amputation prevention for diabetes, foot ulcers & other conditions
    www.broadlawns.org/amputation-prevention-center.cfm
  28. marquette university college of engineering - m. barbara silver-thorn
    www.mu.edu/engineering/pages/AllYouNeed/Biomedical/Faculty/S ...
  29. disability awareness kit
    home.vicnet.net.au/~dakit/physical/phhandout2.htm

Research Grants62

  1. Effects Of Age On Muscle Strength, Body Composition And
    EARL JEFFREY METTER; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..of electromyostimulation can positively impact the course of recovery from traumatic war-related below the knee amputation. During recovery and rehabilitation, quadriceps muscle strength declines following traumatic amputation...
  2. Topical Treatment of Diabetic Wounds to Increase Dermal Microvascular Blood Flow
    ANTHONY (Contact) GILETTO; Fiscal Year: 2008
    ..The cost for the treatment of DFU and amputation in US in 2001 was estimated to be around 11 billion dollars...
  3. CHEMOKINES AND IMMUNE CELLS IN HIND LIMB ISCHEMIA
    Paula K Shireman; Fiscal Year: 2008
    ..PUBLICE HEALTH RELEVANCE: Leg and arm wounds, with large muscle defects and high amputation rates, are common in trauma victims and especially in injured soldiers from the Iraqi/Afghanistan war; new ..
  4. BLOOD FACTORS AND PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE OUTCOMES
    Mary Mcgrae McDermott; Fiscal Year: 2004
    ..15, lower extremity gangrene, ulcer, revascularization, or amputation);, b) functional decline over 48 month follow-up...
  5. Clinical Implications of Peripheral Plaque Morphology
    Daniel Clair; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..It is responsible for incapacitating symptoms of leg pain when walking, culminating in amputation in a small proportion of patients...
  6. FDG-PET Imaging in Complicated Diabetic Foot
    Abass Alavi; Fiscal Year: 2005
    ..of these patients, because prompt antibiotic treatment cure infection and therefore can decrease the rate of amputation. However, establishing the diagnosis of osteomyelitis is quite difficult in this setting because of concurrent ..
  7. Development of a biodegradable load-bearing DBM carrier
    Tien-Min G Chu; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..In case of treatment failure, alternative treatment may involve serious consequences such as leg shortening or amputation. To overcome the limitations in these treatment options, we are exploring tissue engineering...
  8. ActiveImplant Prosthesis for Lower Limb Amputees
    JOHN FAGO; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Current surgical techniques for amputation of the distal femur above the knee do not provide an optimum solution for interfacing with a prosthetic socket ..
  9. The Development and Testing of a Sonic Treatment Brush for Diabetic Foot Ulcers
    ROBERT AKRIDGE; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..device will be used by wound therapists to improve healing of foot ulcers and reduce the risk of infection and amputation. Unlike conventional power skin brushes, the sonic wound care brushuses novel, patentable technology for ..
  10. TOPICAL RETINOIDS FOR DIABETIC FOOT ULCERS
    JAMES J VARANI; Fiscal Year: 2003
    DESCRIPTION (adapted from the application) Diabetes remains one of the leading causes of lower limb amputation and is a contributing factor in up to 70 percent of the greater than 55,000 amputations annually...
  11. Evaluation of a novel connexin-based peptide for the treatment of diabetic wounds
    GAUTAM SUDHIR GHATNEKAR; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..the patient's quality of life, require prolonged hospitalization, and may involve infection, gangrene, and amputation. It has been estimated that for each new foot ulcer the attributable cost for a middle-aged diabetic man in the ..
  12. Endothelial Function in Human Peripheral Arteries
    Vikram S Kashyap; Fiscal Year: 2008
    ..Assess endothelial function in human arteries from fresh amputation specimens and correlate with arginase activity, NO, and arterial morphology. 2...
  13. Na+/H+-exchanger-1 and Diabetic Neuropathy
    Irina G Obrosova; Fiscal Year: 2008
    ..diabetic neuropathy (PDN) is the most devastating complication of diabetes mellitus, and a leading cause of foot amputation. Evidence for importance of free radicals and oxidants in PDN is emerging from both animal and human studies, ..
  14. Depression, foot ulcer, and incident amputation in veterans with diabetes
    LISA H WILLIAMS; Fiscal Year: 2008
    ..depression) affects a prevalent chronic skin condition (diabetic foot ulcers), leading to a disabling outcome (amputation)...
  15. HOMOCYSTEINE AND PROGRESSION OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS
    Lloyd M Taylor; Fiscal Year: 2002
    ..laboratory, and by secondary endpoints including stroke, myocardial infarction, need for vascular surgery, amputation, and other clinical events...
  16. Emotional Stress and Wound Healing in Diabetes
    ANDREW JM BOULTON; Fiscal Year: 2008
    DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Diabetic foot ulcers are common and may lead to amputation: efforts to improve foot ulcer healing would have an impact on the frequency of lower limb amputation in the USA...
  17. Endothelial Function in Human Peripheral Arteries
    Vikram S Kashyap; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Assess endothelial function in human arteries from fresh amputation specimens and correlate with arginase activity, NO, and arterial morphology. 2...
  18. Stem Cell Based Therapy for Regenerative Endodontics
    GEORGE TJ HUANG; Fiscal Year: 2008
    ..There have been no other effective ways to repair the infected or injured pulp tissue besides complete amputation. Recent advances in pulp stem cell isolation and tissue engineering technologies have shed light on the ..
  19. Skin Interface Friction Transducer
    JEFFREY NORMAN SCHOESS; Fiscal Year: 2003
    ..to prevent skin breakdown in diabetic mellitus patients, which can lead to foot ulceration and lower extremity amputation. The risk of lower extremity amputation is 15 to 46 times higher in diabetics than persons without diabetic ..
  20. Diabetic Foot Ulcer Healing by Load Relieving Dressings
    JOSEPH L LOOMIS; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..The longer an ulcer stays open, the more likely it is to get infected and lead to an amputation. "Usual care" heals typically only about 30% of ulcers in 20 weeks, yet a total contact cast (TCC) can heal > 90%..
  21. OPTIMAL OFF-LOADING THERAPY FOR HEALING DIABETIC ULCERS
    David R Sinacore; Fiscal Year: 2004
    ..trauma, peripheral vascular disease and accompanying foot deformity which often lead directly to lower extremity amputation (LEA) Currently, total contact casting (TCC) is the most rapid and effective method for healing diabetic ..
  22. CT EVALUATION OF DIABETIC TIBIAL ARTERY CALCIFICATION
    Raul J Guzman; Fiscal Year: 2006
    DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The lifetime risk of amputation in patients with diabetes is 15-fold higher than that of the non-diabetic population...
  23. Changes in the Characteristics of Plantar Soft Tissue with Diabetes
    William R Ledoux; Fiscal Year: 2008
    ..mellitus can be a devastating disease, particularly when considering the complications of foot ulceration and amputation. With this proposal we will better understand how the disease process of diabetes alters the cellular and matrix ..
  24. Design Criteria for Therapeutic Footware in Diabetes
    Peter R Cavanagh; Fiscal Year: 2008
    ..If lower-extremity ulcers can be prevented before they lead to amputation, the U.S...
  25. Design Criteria for Therapeutic Footware in Diabetes
    Peter R Cavanagh; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..If lower-extremity ulcers can be prevented before they lead to amputation, the U.S...
  26. Changes in the Characteristics of Plantar Soft Tissue with Diabetes
    William R Ledoux; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..mellitus can be a devastating disease, particularly when considering the complications of foot ulceration and amputation. With this proposal we will better understand how the disease process of diabetes alters the cellular and matrix ..
  27. Epidemiology of Diabetic Retinopathy
    Ronald Klein; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..impairment, other microvascular (diabetic nephropathy) and macrovascular (myocardial infarction, lower extremity amputation) complications in persons with type I diabetes and quantify the risk of these outcomes with regard to markers of ..
  28. Epidemiology of Diabetic Retinopathy
    Ronald Klein; Fiscal Year: 2008
    ..impairment, other microvascular (diabetic nephropathy) and macrovascular (myocardial infarction, lower extremity amputation) complications in persons with type I diabetes and quantify the risk of these outcomes with regard to markers of ..
  29. Collagen-IV Remodeling in Ischemic Leg Revascularization
    Paul J Gagne; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Limb ischemia can result in gangrene and amputation. Current therapies are often invasive and of limited success...
  30. A Novel & Tailorable Topical Wound Therapy Based on a Semi-Interpenetrating Polym
    David J Vachon; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..The estimated cost of treating a diabetic foot ulcer in 1999 was $18,000. In instances requiring amputation, these costs jumped to $28 000...
  31. Mechanisms for Wound Healing with Ultrasound
    DIANE (Contact) DALECKI; Fiscal Year: 2008
    ..specific wound healing pathways would greatly reduce healthcare and economic costs, lessen the chance of amputation, and improve the quality of life of patients with chronic wounds...
  32. Metabolic MRI of Diabetic Lower Extremity Disease
    Robert L Greenman; Fiscal Year: 2008
    ..of localized capillary beds often result in foot ulcers that do not heal leading to infection, osteomyelitis and amputation. Methods of identifying individuals who are at risk of developing complications at the foot level include ..
  33. Metabolic MRI of Diabetic Lower Extremity Disease
    Robert L Greenman; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..of localized capillary beds often result in foot ulcers that do not heal leading to infection, osteomyelitis and amputation. Methods of identifying individuals who are at risk of developing complications at the foot level include ..
  34. Retinal Vascular Changes in Type 1 Diabetic African-Americans
    Monique S Roy; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..of progression of DR and incidence of CVD (hypertension, coronary disease, stroke, and lower extremity amputation)...
  35. Hyperspectral Assessment & Prediction of Diabetic Foot U
    Kevin T Schomacker; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..HYPERMED'S long-term objective is to reduce frequency of foot ulcers & amputation by developing Foot HyperSpectral Imaging (FHSI) as a camera-based system to 1) identify tissue at risk for ..
  36. Novel Cation-Exchange Wound Dressing for Diabetic Ulcers
    David J Vachon; Fiscal Year: 2004
    ..S. suffer from them and these patients are at higher risk for infection, as well as amputation, with roughly 67,000 (diabetes-related) amputations conducted each year...
  37. OUTCOMES FOLLOWING LIMB RECONSTRUCTION VS AMPUTATION
    Ellen J MacKenzie; Fiscal Year: 2003
    ..Assessment Project or 'LEAP' study were to (1) compare clinical and functional outcomes for those undergoing amputation versus successful reconstruction, (2) identify early clinical predictors of successful limb salvage and good ..
  38. DIABETIC NEUROPATHIC FOOT ULCER: WHO WILL HEAL?
    David J Margolis; Fiscal Year: 2003
    ..occur in patients with diabetes, thereby making diabetes the leading cause of lower extremity non-traumatic amputation. Lower extremity chronic wounds precede more than 85% of these amputations...
  39. Impaired Wound Healing in Diabetic Foot Ulceration
    Aristidis Veves; Fiscal Year: 2008
    ..impairs the quality of life of the patient, leads to prolonged hospitalization and may require a major amputation. Previous work from our unit has shown that there is reduction in skin blood flow and oxygenation and reduced ..
  40. MRI Correlates of Limb Ischemia in PVD
    Thomas F Floyd; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..PVD results in claudication, tissue ischemia, gangrene, and amputation when not treated aggressively. Ninety thousand amputations are performed each year as a result of PVD...
  41. Impaired Wound Healing in Diabetic Foot Ulceration
    Aristidis Veves; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..impairs the quality of life of the patient, leads to prolonged hospitalization and may require a major amputation. Previous work from our unit has shown that there is reduction in skin blood flow and oxygenation and reduced ..
  42. Cast walker to Expedite Healing of Diabetic Foot Ulcer
    Kevin R Higgins; Fiscal Year: 2003
    ..Such peaks usually initiate or exacerbate a destructive pathway that involves ulceration and may well lead to amputation in patients with diabetes...
  43. Mapping the Mechanical Properties of the Diabetic Foot
    John B Weaver; Fiscal Year: 2006
    DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Amputation of the foot is one of the most serious problems in the care of diabetics both in terms of the cost to the patient and in terms of the cost to the health care system...
  44. Alcohol Consumption and Complications of Diabetes
    Ameena T Ahmed; Fiscal Year: 2008
    ..complications (myocardial infarction, stroke, congestive heart failure, end-stage renal disease, lower extremity amputation, proliferative retinopathy, acute metabolic events) and all-cause mortality during up to 11 years of follow-up; ..
  45. St. Petersburg Wrist - A Flexion/Extension/Pronation/Supination Pronation Unit
    KATHRYN JEANNE DE LAURENTIS; Fiscal Year: 2008
    ..This wrist will function for trans-radial, trans-humeral and shoulder disarticulation amputation levels...
  46. Lower-limb prosthetic alignment using force-line vector visualization
    HASAN C GULER; Fiscal Year: 2008
    ..PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE. increased likelihood of amputation, clinicians are seeking economical, accurate, fast, and reliable technology to assist in achieving optimal ..
  47. Assess structure and microbial interactions of clay mineral antibacterial agent
    LYNDA B WILLIAMS; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection is surgical excision of the necrotic lesion and subsequent skin grafting or amputation. The predilection of the disease for underprivileged populations in poor rural communities makes the cost and ..
  48. Development of a Geometric Forefoot Model: A tool for Clinical Decision Making
    Howard J Hillstrom; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..If not successfully treated this infection could result in gangrene and the necessity for amputation. One goal of the proposed model is to predict the abnormally high pressures beneath these patients' feet so as ..
  49. Mechanisms of Collateral Development and Collateral Growth in Ischemia
    James E Faber; Fiscal Year: 2008
    ..individuals are not candidates for percutaneous or bypass revascularization and are deemed "no option" (or face amputation) because of multiple vessel disease, diffuse disease or adverse preconditions...
  50. ACHILLES TENDON LENGTHENING ON PATIENTS WITH DIABETES
    Michael J Mueller; Fiscal Year: 2002
    ..DM) and peripheral neuropathy are at high risk for forefoot plantar ulcers and subsequent lower extremity amputation. Total contact casting currently is the most effective treatment for healing neuropathic plantar ulcers but ..
  51. Ethnic Disparities in Diabetes Complications
    Andrew John Karter; Fiscal Year: 2008
    ..including myocardial infarction, stroke, congestive heart failure, end-stage renal disease, lower-extremity amputation and proliferative retinopathy. Disparities in the complications of diabetes are well documented...
  52. Ethnic Disparities in Diabetes Complications
    Andrew J Karter; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..including myocardial infarction, stroke, congestive heart failure, end-stage renal disease, lower-extremity amputation and proliferative retinopathy. Disparities in the complications of diabetes are well documented...
  53. Autologous CD34+ Cell Therapy for Therapeutic Angiogenesis in Advanced PAD
    Douglas W Losordo; Fiscal Year: 2008
    ..pain at rest, and loss of tissue integrity in the distal limbs; the latter may ultimately lead to amputation of a portion of the lower extremity...
  54. Autologous CD34+ Cell Therapy for Therapeutic Angiogenesis in Advanced PAD
    Douglas W Losordo; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..pain at rest, and loss of tissue integrity in the distal limbs; the latter may ultimately lead to amputation of a portion of the lower extremity...
  55. Upper limb control of robotic lower limb assistance during walking
    CARA L LEWIS; Fiscal Year: 2008
    ..rehabilitation therapies and major advances in powered orthoses and prostheses for individuals with impaired mobility due to neurological injury or amputation. Public Health Relevance: This Public Health Relevance is not available.
  56. Cell Viability on a Novel Cell-Therapy Platform
    Belinda S Adamson; Fiscal Year: 2002
    ..by applicant): Of the 20 million American diabetics, 10% develop foot ulcers with a 16-fold increase risk of amputation. New clinical therapies with growth factors and skin substitutes have increased healing rates to 50%...
  57. Upper limb control of robotic lower limb assistance during walking
    CARA L LEWIS; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..and motor adaptation provided by this study may translate into innovative rehabilitation therapies and major advances in powered orthoses and prostheses for individuals with impaired mobility due to neurological injury or amputation.
  58. Botulinum Toxin Effects on Plantar Ulcer Recurrence
    Mary K Hastings; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..mellitus (DM) and peripheral neuropathy are at high risk for forefoot ulcers and subsequent lower extremity amputation. Total contact casting currently is the most effective treatment for healing neuropathic plantar ulcers but ..
  59. A Low-Cost Upper-Extremity Prosthesis for Under-Served Populations
    BRADLEY D VEATCH; Fiscal Year: 2008
    ..comfortable and restores useful grasping function; 2) it alleviates emotional and psychological shock caused by amputation and fosters a positive self-image; and 3) it restores a more normal appearance that bolsters social acceptance, ..
  60. Inflammation and Insulin Resistance in PAD
    Mark A Creager; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..and insulin resistance and to a composite clinical outcome of graft occlusion, re-intervention or major amputation. It is anticipated that the findings from this investigation will uncover novel pathophysiologic mechanisms and ..
  61. Corneal Confocal Microscopy: a non-invasive surrogate for diabetic neuropathy
    ANDREW JM (Contact) BOULTON; Fiscal Year: 2008
    ..long-term complications of diabetes and is a main initiating factor for foot ulceration and lower extremity amputation. Current techniques for the quantification of neuropathy either lack sensitivity (quantitative sensory testing), ..
  62. Fiber-optic stress sensor array for diabetic foot ulcers
    Jeffrey R Mackey; Fiscal Year: 2003
    ..This condition results in significant morbidity and in many cases precedes limb amputation. It has been reported that 20% of all diabetic patient hospital admissions have been due to foot problems...

Publications62

  1. Influencing factors of outcome after lower-limb amputation: a five-year review in a plastic surgical department
    Meng Chum Chen
    Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    Ann Plast Surg 61:314-8
    The crude major lower limb amputation procedure rate is 8.8 per 100,000 of the population per year in Taiwan...
  2. Early and five-year amputation and survival rate of diabetic patients with critical limb ischemia: data of a cohort study of 564 patients
    E Faglia
    Diabetology Centre Diabetic Foot Centre, Policlinico Multimedica, Sesto San Giovanni Milano, Italy
    Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 32:484-90
    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the early and late major amputation and survival rates and related risk factors in diabetic patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI). DESIGN: Retrospective study...
  3. Survival and quality of life after arterial revascularization or major amputation for critical leg ischemia in Guadeloupe
    Michel Deneuville
    Service de Chirurgie Vasculaire et Thoracique, CHU de Guadeloupe, Abymes, France
    Ann Vasc Surg 20:753-60
    ..9 +/- 1.5 in comparison with the 113 patients who underwent amputation: 34%, 17%, and 5.1 +/- 2, respectively (p < 0.0001). Survival was comparable in the two groups...
  4. [Angioplasty of the distal anastomosis und runoff arteries of occluded infrainguinal bypasses]
    F Sigala
    Kplus Gefässzentrum Haan, Vaskuläre und Endovaskuläre Chirurgie, St. Josef Krankenhaus Haan GmbH, Robert-Koch-Strasse 16, 42781 Haan
    Zentralbl Chir 131:31-6
    ..4 % after 6 months and two years, respectively. Patients with gangrenous lesions had a 5 times higher risk of amputation (Cox-regression model). Primary and secondary patency rates were at 6 months 85.1 and 91...
  5. Transluminal angioplasty of isolated crural arterial lesions in diabetics with critical limb ischemia
    F Sigala
    Kplus Vascular Centre Haan, Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, St Josef Hospital Haan GmbH, Haan, Germany
    Vasa 34:186-91
    ..Patients falling in TASC group C had significantly higher risk of amputation. Overall survival at I year was calculated at 85% and at 2 years at 65%...
  6. Long-term results of through-knee amputation with dorsal musculocutaneous flap in patients with end-stage arterial occlusive disease
    Hans Juergen Kock
    Department of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, D 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
    World J Surg 28:801-6
    ..We conclude that knee disarticulation with the use of a myocutaneous gastrocnemius flap is a safe, functionally acceptable operative method in high risk vascular patients...
  7. [Replantation at lower leg level. Commentary invited by the editorship]
    G Germann
    Klinik für Hand, Plastische und Rekonstruktive Chirurgie, Schwerbrandverletztenzentrum, BG-Unfallklinik Ludwigshafen
    Chirurg 74:1046-7
  8. The ArtAssist Device in chronic lower limb ischemia. A pilot study
    G Louridas
    Section of Vascular Surgery, The Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, St. Boniface Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    Int Angiol 21:28-35
    ..This is a prospective pilot study to assess the influence of the ArtAssist Device on pedal blood flow and amputation rate. METHODS: Thirty-three legs in 25 patients were evaluated...
  9. Questionable value of adjuvant arteriovenous fistula in pedal bypass at high risk for early failure
    Achim Neufang
    Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Johannes Gutenberg University School of Medicine, Mainz, Germany
    Ann Vasc Surg 22:379-87
    ..In patent bypasses the fistula has a significant tendency for spontaneous occlusion. It may be considered in the use of prosthetic composite pedal grafts in selected cases...
  10. Infrapopliteal arterial revascularization for critical limb ischemia: is the peroneal artery at the distal third a suitable outflow vessel?
    Enzo Ballotta
    Vascular Surgery Section of the Geriatric Surgery Clinic, Department of Surgical and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padua, School of Medicine, Padova, Italy
    J Vasc Surg 47:952-9
    ..2%, P = .012). None of the patients died in the perioperative period. Although the overall need for minor amputation was statistically higher in the PA group (78.2% vs 63.1%, P = ...
  11. Superficial femoral artery percutaneous intervention is an effective strategy to optimize inflow for distal origin bypass grafts
    Andres Schanzer
    Department of Vascular Surgery, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    J Vasc Surg 45:740-3
    ..The durability appears comparable with distal origin grafts performed in the absence of an SFA intervention. This strategy provides a good option in the setting of both atherosclerotic SFA disease and limited autogenous conduit...
  12. Outcomes of combined superficial femoral endovascular revascularization and popliteal to distal bypass for patients with tissue loss
    J Lantis
    Division of Vascular Surgery, St Luke s Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA
    Ann Vasc Surg 22:366-71
    ..The primary patency rate was 21/22 (95%), and the secondary patency rate was 22/22 (100%). There was one amputation for ongoing gangrene in an ESRD patient with a patent bypass, resulting in an early limb salvage rate of 95%...
  13. Extra-anatomical reconstruction in the case of an inaccessible groin: the axillopopliteal bypass
    R Met
    Department of Vascular Surgery, Utrecht University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Ann Vasc Surg 21:240-4
    ..We conclude that extra-anatomical axillopopliteal bypass is a valuable therapeutic option for limb salvage in this specific patient population...
  14. Preferential use of nonreversed vein grafts in above-knee femoropopliteal bypasses for critical ischemia: midterm outcome
    Nelson De Luccia
    University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
    Ann Vasc Surg 22:668-75
    ..6% for limb salvage, 77.7 +/- 8.4% for survival, 68.0 +/- 11.1% for composite patency, and 68.4 +/- 9.3% for amputation-free survival; the corresponding estimates for vein grafts alone were 86.6 +/- 9.2%, 88.9 +/- 8.6%, 89.0 +/- 8...
  15. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) as a predictor of outcome after infrainguinal bypass in patients with critical limb ischemia
    E Arvela
    Department of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland
    Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 36:77-83
    ..Survival, leg salvage and amputation-free survival were calculated using Kaplan-Meier method...
  16. Influence of transmetatarsal amputation in patients requiring lower extremity distal revascularization
    Holly Glass
    Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Keck USC School of Medicine, LAC + USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
    Am Surg 70:845-9
    When a transmetatarsal amputation (TMA) is required, successful long-term limb salvage is questioned. We evaluated the influence of TMA on limb salvage in patients undergoing lower extremity revascularization...
  17. Preliminary results of subintimal angioplasty for limb salvage in lower extremities with severe chronic ischemia and limb-threatening ischemia
    Stuart I Myers
    McGuire Research Institute McGuire VA Medical Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
    J Vasc Surg 44:1239-46
    ..Two of the six patients with initial SI-PTA failure underwent leg amputation within 30 days, three were treated with successful leg bypass surgery, and one was lost to follow-up...
  18. Necrotizing soft-tissue infection of a limb: clinical presentation and factors related to mortality
    Metin Ozalay
    Baskent University Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Adana Medical Center, Adana, Turkey
    Foot Ankle Int 27:598-605
    ..radiographic and laboratory findings, microbiological cultures, the type of therapy used (debridement or amputation), treatment outcome, and number of days in the hospital...
  19. Outcomes of a contemporary amputation series
    Tao S Lim
    Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
    ANZ J Surg 76:300-5
    BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to determine the outcomes of a contemporary amputation series...
  20. Primary stent-supported angioplasty for treatment of below-knee critical limb ischemia and severe claudication: early and one-year outcomes
    Andrew J Feiring
    Columbia St Mary s Medical Center, 2015 East Newport Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 44:2307-14
    ..One-month major adverse events (MAEs) were defined as death, myocardial infarction, major unplanned amputation, need for surgical revascularization, or major bleeding...
  21. Extensive use of peripheral angioplasty, particularly infrapopliteal, in the treatment of ischaemic diabetic foot ulcers: clinical results of a multicentric study of 221 consecutive diabetic subjects
    E Faglia
    Internal Medicine Unit, Diabetology Centre, Policlinico Multimedica, Sesto San Giovanni, Milano, Italy
    J Intern Med 252:225-32
    ..Of the 191 patients who underwent PTA, 10 (5.2%) underwent an above-the-ankle amputation. CONCLUSIONS: PTA, including infrapopliteal, is feasible in most diabetic subjects with ischaemic foot ulcer and ..
  22. Major amputation incidence decreases both in non-diabetic and in diabetic patients in Helsinki
    E Eskelinen
    Department of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    Scand J Surg 95:185-9
    ..Data concerning patient factors, diagnosis, existence of diabetes and amputation level were recorded...
  23. Trends in the presentation and surgical management of the acute diabetic foot
    D J Adam
    University Department of Vascular Surgery, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK
    Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 31:151-6
    ..The primary intervention was minor amputation in 323 (40%) limbs, revascularisation in 288 (36%), major amputation in 185 (23%) and sympathectomy in three ..
  24. [Ablative procedures in surgical treatment of malignant bone tumors]
    P U Tunn
    Klinik für Chirurgie und Chirurgische Onkologie, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Robert Rössle Klinik, Campus Buch im Helios Klinikum, Berlin
    Orthopade 32:955-64
    ..b>Amputation of the limb is necessary if there is no other operative procedure to achieve negative surgical margins even if ..
  25. [Surgical treatment policy during motor rehabilitation of patients with a single ischemic lower extremity]
    G K Zoloev
    Department of Vascular Surgery, Federal State Institution, the Novokuznetsk Scientific Centre of Medicosocial Expert Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Disabled, Russia
    Angiol Sosud Khir 9:106-10
    ..The surgical treatment and rehabilitation policy for patients with unilateral PAD of the lower extremities was defined taking into account the social factory...
  26. Lower limb amputations in Southern Finland in 2000 and trends up to 2001
    E Eskelinen
    Department of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland
    Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 27:193-200
    ..Follow-up was 1 year. Amputation data for years 1984-1995 was gathered from reports done before at the same area and amputation figures for years ..
  27. Long-term outcome of 121 iliofemoral endarterectomy procedures
    J M Radoux
    Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Department, University Hospital Center Côte de Nacre, 14033 Caen Cedex, France
    Ann Vasc Surg 15:163-70
    ..The indication for treatment was critical ischemia in 28 cases. Operative mortality was nil. Major amputation was required in only one patient because of contralateral thrombosis during the procedure...
  28. Amputation for acute ischaemia is associated with increased comorbidity and higher amputation level
    W B Campbell
    Department of Surgery, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, UK
    Cardiovasc Surg 11:121-3
    BACKGROUND: There is some evidence that the early outcome of major amputation is worse after failed thromboembolectomy, but the risk factors and results of amputation done for acute ischaemia have never been compared with those for ..
  29. Combined free tissue transfer and infrainguinal bypass graft: an alternative to major amputation in selected patients
    K A Illig
    Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY 14642, USA
    J Vasc Surg 33:17-23
    ..METHODS: Between July 1990 and November 1999, 65 patients, all of whom would have required at least below-knee amputation, underwent free tissue transfer in conjunction with infrainguinal bypass grafting at the University of Rochester...
  30. Cryoplasty therapy for limb salvage in patients with critical limb ischemia
    Tony Das
    Cardiology and Interventional Vascular Associates, Presbyterian Heart Institute, Dallas, TX 75231, USA
    J Endovasc Ther 14:753-62
    ..or =50% residual stenosis and continuous inline flow to the foot, and absence of major (above or below-knee) amputation of the target limb 180 days post procedure. RESULTS: Acute technical success was achieved in 108 (97...
  31. Shifting paradigms in the treatment of lower extremity vascular disease: a report of 1000 percutaneous interventions
    Brian G Derubertis
    Division of Vascular Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York 10021, USA
    Ann Surg 246:415-22; discussion 422-4
    ..Overall 30-day mortality was 0.5%. Two-year primary and secondary patencies and rate of amputation were 62.4%, 79.3%, and 0.5%, respectively, for patients with claudication...
  32. Does preferential use of endovascular interventions by vascular surgeons improve limb salvage, control of symptoms, and survival of patients with critical limb ischemia?
    Hasan H Dosluoglu
    Division of Vascular Surgery, Veterans Affairs Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA
    Am J Surg 192:572-6
    ..RESULTS: A total of 275 patients (301 limbs, mean age 70 +/- 11) underwent revascularization or primary major amputation (PA) for CLI (81 in I, 76 in II, 144 in III). PA decreased from 14.8%, 10.5%, and 3.5% (P < .001)...
  33. Subintimal angioplasty of tibial vessel occlusions in critical limb ischaemia: a good opportunity?
    H Vraux
    Department of Vascular Surgery, Centre Hospitalier du Grand Hornu, Hornu, Belgium
    Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 32:663-7
    ..The four remaining patients had major amputation and 3 died within 3 months. There were 7 complications including 2 embolisms, 1 perforation and 4 haematomas...
  34. The increasing role of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in the primary management of critical limb ischaemia
    M K Nasr
    Royal United Hospital, Combe Park, Bath BA1 3NG, U.K
    Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 23:398-403
    ..CONCLUSION: PTA is increasingly replacing bypass surgery in the treatment of CLI, without compromising patient survival or limb salvage rates...
  35. An updated meta-analysis of infrainguinal arterial reconstruction in patients with end-stage renal disease
    Maximiano Albers
    Vascular Surgery Section, Department of Surgery, Health and Medical Sciences Sector, Lusiada Foundation UNILUS, Santos, SP, Brazil
    J Vasc Surg 45:536-42
    ..reviewed, estimating primary graft patency, extending follow-up time, and investigating the problem of early amputation despite a patent graft...
  36. A decade's experience with temporary intravascular shunts at a civilian level I trauma center
    Anuradha Subramanian
    Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    J Trauma 65:316-24; discussion 324-6
    ..CONCLUSIONS: TIVS have a shunt thrombosis rate of 5%, amputation rate of 18%, overall survival of 88%, and combination limb/patient survival rate of 73%...
  37. Homocysteine, the cholesterol of the 21st century. Impact of hyperhomocysteinemia on patency and amputation-free survival after intervention for critical limb ischemia
    Helen M Heneghan
    Western Vascular Institute, Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University College Hospital, Galway, Ireland
    J Endovasc Ther 15:399-407
    ..Composite primary endpoints included primary, assisted primary, and secondary patency; amputation-free survival; and all-cause mortality...
  38. Results of different operative procedures for patients with popliteal artery aneurysms
    R Kopp
    Department of Surgery, Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Munich, Marchioninistrasse 15, D 81377 Munich, Germany
    Vasa 35:185-90
    ..018). CONCLUSIONS: For the treatment of patients with popliteal aneurysms autologous venous interposition is therefore recommended or as an alternative venous or alloplastic femoro-popliteal below the knee bypass...
  39. Percutaneous intentional extraluminal recanalization in patients with chronic critical limb ischemia
    David J Spinosa
    Department of Radiology, University of Virginia Health Science Center, PO Box 170, Charlottesville, VA 22909, USA
    Radiology 232:499-507
    ..Kaplan-Meier curves were constructed to evaluate limb salvage, survival, and amputation-free survival. RESULTS: Fifty procedures were attempted in 44 limbs...
  40. Falsely high ankle-brachial index predicts major amputation in critical limb ischemia
    Antonio Silvestro
    Angiology Division, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland
    Vasc Med 11:69-74
    ..01) and renal insufficiency (p = 0.035). Limbs with incompressible ankle arteries had a higher rate of major amputation (p = 0.002 by log-rank)...
  41. Mid-term results with laser atherectomy in the treatment of infrainguinal occlusive disease
    Michael C Stoner
    Section of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA
    J Vasc Surg 46:289-295
    ..Renal failure was a risk factor for amputation (P < .001) and failed primary patency (P < ...
  42. A comparison of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty versus amputation for critical limb ischemia in patients unsuitable for open surgery
    Spence M Taylor
    Academic Department of Surgery, Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center, Greenville, SC 29605, USA
    J Vasc Surg 45:304-10; discussion 310-1
    ..The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of PTA for limb salvage with outcomes of major limb amputation in physiologically impaired patients believed to be unsuitable for open surgery...
  43. Critical limb ischemia in the dialysis-dependent patient: infrainguinal vein bypass is justified
    W A Townley
    St. Mary's Hospital, London, UK
    Vasc Endovascular Surg 40:362-6
    ..Many nephrologists and surgeons advocate primary amputation. We examined the recent experience in this unit to determine whether infrainguinal bypass in these patients can ..
  44. Excimer laser assisted angioplasty for critical limb ischemia: results of the LACI Belgium Study
    M Bosiers
    Department of Vascular Surgery, AZ St Blasius, 9200 Dendermonde, Belgium
    Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 29:613-9
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  45. Subintimal angioplasty of supra- and infrageniculate arteries
    F Aarts
    Department of Vascular Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Ann Vasc Surg 20:620-4
    ..b>Amputation-free survival (limb-salvage rate) was 69% at 12 months [95% confidence interval (CI) 52-85%], and overall ..
  46. Subintimal angioplasty as the first-choice revascularization technique for infrainguinal arterial occlusions in patients with critical limb ischemia
    S Tartari
    Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini e Radiologia Interventistica, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
    Ann Vasc Surg 21:819-28
    ..4% per limb (89% in SFA and 83% in IP occlusions). During follow-up 12 patients (11.3%) underwent major limb amputation, 11 (10.3%) underwent bypass surgery, and 14 (13.7%) died...
  47. The outcome of occluded above-knee femoropopliteal prostheses implanted for critical ischaemia
    G Pedersen
    Department of Vascular Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, N 5021 Bergen, Norway
    Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 32:680-5
    ..Such cases should most likely be offered conservative treatment, amputation or a new arterial reconstruction.
  48. Revascularization for chronic critical lower limb ischemia in octogenarians is worthwhile
    Philippe Brosi
    Division of Clinical and Interventional Angiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Centre, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
    J Vasc Surg 46:1198-207
    ..success, defined as a categorical upward shift in clinical symptoms according to Rutherford, without major amputation and without the need for repeated target extremity revascularization (TER)...
  49. Factors affecting patency of subintimal infrainguinal angioplasty in patients with critical lower limb ischemia
    A M Lazaris
    Attikon Teaching Hospital, 3rd Surgical Department, Athens, Greece
    Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 32:668-74
    ..Trying to recanalize more than one run-off vessels could raise the SA patency...
  50. Outcome of lower extremity malignancy survivors treated with transfemoral amputation
    R Dow Hoffman
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 83:177-82
    OBJECTIVE: To determine outcomes of surviving patients who underwent transfemoral amputation as part of treatment for lower extremity malignancy at a mean 15 years postoperatively, with a minimum 2-year follow-up...
  51. Rehabilitation of the geriatric vascular amputee patient: a population-based study
    D D Fletcher
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN 55902, USA
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 82:776-9
    ..PATIENTS: All Olmsted County residents more than 65 years old who had a major lower extremity amputation (below knee amputation [BKA] or higher) for peripheral vascular disease between 1974-1995, of whom 199 were ..
  52. Long-term outcomes and survival of patients with bilateral transtibial amputations after rehabilitation
    Heather L Mac Neill
    Division of Physiatry, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    Am J Phys Med Rehabil 87:189-96
    OBJECTIVE: To examine long-term outcomes and survival of patients after bilateral transtibial amputation (BTTA)...
  53. Osteocutaneous pedicle flap of the foot for salvage of below-knee amputation level after burn injury
    C J Yowler
    Department of Surgery, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44109-1998, USA
    J Burn Care Rehabil 22:21-5
    ..The extensive loss of skin and soft tissue after these injuries may make it difficult to fashion below-knee amputation that will readily tolerate a prosthesis...
  54. Risk factors for major limb amputations in diabetic foot gangrene patients
    Susumu Miyajima
    Department of Dermatology, Osaka Koseinenkin Hospital, 4 2 78, Fukushima ku, Fukushima, Osaka 553 0003, Japan
    Diabetes Res Clin Pract 71:272-9
    ..day, 18 underwent bypass surgeries (9%) and 13 skin grafts (6%), while 110 patients (52%) finally required limb amputation. The breakdown was 45 major amputations above or below the knee and 65 minor amputations of the toes or ..
  55. [The functional and professional future of lower limb amputees with prosthesis]
    M Mezghani Masmoudi
    Service de médecine physique de rééducation et réadaptation fonctionnelle, CHU Habib Bourguiba, 3000 Sfax, Tunisie
    Ann Readapt Med Phys 47:114-8
    ..In 76 cases, the amputation is unilateral. It's located upper the knee in 51 cases...
  56. Early treatment of trans-tibial amputees: retrospective analysis of early fitting and elastic bandaging
    A D van Velzen
    Department of Rehabilitation, Isala Klinieken, locatie Sophia, Zwolle, The Netherlands
    Prosthet Orthot Int 29:3-12
    ..postoperative application of the plaster cast or delayed application of the plaster cast within one week post amputation. In comparison to the elastic bandaging method (N=52), the use of a rigid dressing in the early fitting method (..
  57. Through-knee amputation in patients with peripheral arterial disease: a review of 50 cases
    Bryan C Morse
    Academic Department of Surgery, Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center, Greenville, SC 29605, USA
    J Vasc Surg 48:638-43; discussion 643
    ..For good rehabilitation candidates, the biomechanical advantages of the end weight-bearing through-knee amputation (TKAmp) compared with the above knee amputation (AKA) are well established...
  58. Prevention of limb amputation in patients with limbs ulcers by autologous peripheral blood mononuclear cell implantation
    Akio Kawamura
    Department of Surgery and Haematology, Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital, Sapporo 003 0006, Japan
    Ther Apher Dial 9:59-63
    There are many cases of amputation of ischemic limbs of dialysis patients due to diabetes, despite the availability of medicine therapy and vascular by-pass operations...