Tag: Amputation
Poverty Ups Risk for Amputation After Knee Replacement
No racial or sex disparities seen for risk for amputation after periprosthetic joint infections
Digital Replantation Seems Better Than Revision Amputation
Replantation recommended when three or more digits amputated, for distal single-finger amputation
Peripheral Nerve Block May Cut Opioid Use After Amputation
Peripheral nerve block helps improve pain control after major lower extremity amputation
Leg Amputation in ESRD Patients Should Prompt Palliative Care Discussion
Lower-extremity amputation signals poor prognosis with end-stage renal disease
Studies Promising for Sensory Feedback for Hand Prostheses
Restoration of proprioception seen in two transradial amputees; detection of slipping in hand amputee
Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Can Reduce Phantom Limb Pain
Authors report reduction in pain and no symptomatic neuromas in 22 below-the-knee amputees
Revascularization Beats Amputation for Limb Ischemia
Similar long-term survival, costs for endovascular and surgical revascularization procedures
Dog’s Saliva Caused Bacterial Infection Leading to Amputations
Patient probably contracted infection from being licked by his dog
High Risk of Death After Major Diabetes-Related Amputations
Risk of postoperative death varies by demographic subgroup
Early Transfusion Tied to Lower Mortality in Combat Casualties
Reduction in mortality at 24 hours and 30 days for U.S. military combat casualties in Afghanistan
