AMPUTATION ABOVE OR BELOW THE KNEE FOR PRIMARY PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE

Outcomes and Characteristics of Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Angioplasty Followed by Below-Knee or Above-Knee Amputation for Peripheral Artery Disease

OBJECTIVE Little is known about long-term outcomes among patients who receive percutaneous angioplasty (PTA) for peripheral artery disease (PAD) then undergo below-knee or above-knee amputations. We sought to determine clinical outcomes associated with below-knee or above-knee amputation, along with possible explanatory factors and treatment strategies. METHODS Using data from Taiwan's Nation...

Knee Fusion or Above-The-Knee Amputation after Failed Two-Stage Reimplantation Total Knee Arthroplasty

Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a serious complication of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Control of infection after a failed two-stage TKA is not always possible, and the resolution of infection may require an above-knee amputation (AKA) or a the-knee (KF). The purpose of this review is to determine which treatment method (AKA or KF) yields better function and ambulatory status for patients...

The Below-knee Amputation "

rhroughout the United States and Canada an estimated 80 percent of all major elective civilian amputations result from ischemia. All but a relatively few involve the lower extremity. Significant improvements in below-knee prostheses and important advances in surgical and postsurgical management now allow amputation below the knee in a majority of patients. In a consecutive series of 96 unselect...

Below-Knee Amputation Surgery

Throughout the history of lower-extremity amputation surgery, the relative emphasis placed on various parts of the procedure has undergone many changes as new techniques have become available and as new goals have been appreciated. At present, the amount and direction of available knowledge demand the surgeon's concern with fundamental principles. Since some of these problems must be considered...

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