Pattern of limb amputations in Liberia

Limb Amputations in Western

Over a period of five years, 123 patients who had 124 limb amputations in King Fahd Hospital, Jeddah, Western Saudi Arabia were reviewed to find out the pattern of amputations, aetiological factors and difficulties in management. The male: female ratio was 2.8 : 1. The mean age was 52.5 years (range, 2·100 yrs). The lower limb was involved in 108 cases (87.8%) compared to only 16 upper limb amp...

Major lower limb amputations.

A retrospective study of major lower limb amputations carried out in the Orthopaedic Department of the General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, during the period 1972-79, revealed that diabetes mellitus was the cause in 43 percent of all lower amputations, followed by tumours and trauma. Post-amputation complications due to wound sepsis and wound breakdown were highest in diabetic patients, because of p...

I. Amputations and Limb Prostheses

I. Amputations and Limb Prostheses

Lower limb amputations in Trondheim, Norway

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In the city of Trondheim, Norway, diabetic lower-limb amputations accounted for one-third of all lower-limb amputations (LLAs). In an attempt to reduce this rate, a diabetic foot team was established in 1996. We present the incidence of LLA in Trondheim as measured 10 years later. PATIENTS AND METHODS In 2004-07, we registered all LLAs performed in Trondheim and then co...