Prostheses for Syme's amputation.

Syme's amputation revisited: a review of 46 cases.

We assessed 46 Syme's amputees attending our prosthetic clinics in terms of the clinical and radiological condition of their stumps, their level of function and problems with the prosthesis. Twenty-five were compared with a matching group of 25 transtibial amputees in regard to activity, function and prosthetic behaviour. Function was similar in the two groups, but Syme's amputees had a higher ...

Fibular deficiency and the indications for Syme's amputation.

Recent literature on the subject is reviewed, and the role of Syme's amputation, reconstructive surgery and prosthetic management is discussed in relation to the severity of the condition. Amputation, which should be performed between 18 months and two years old is specifically recommended for total fibula absence with ankle instability. The operative technique is detailed.

Syme's amputation.

This issue of ARTIFICIAL LIMBS is, and always will be, a classical contribution to everything pertaining to Syme's amputation, including, as it does, the most detailed and accurate description extant of the proper method of doing the amputation. It has to be remembered that Syme was the greatest of the pre-Listerian surgeons and, indeed, his operation was developed to combat the disastrous sept...

Retraction of the Flap after Syme's Amputation

Syme's amputation. A review of sixty-seven cases.

James Syme described his amputation through the ankle in 1843. He had used it for tuberculosis of the tarsus, for compound fracture-dislocation of the talus and for other severe injuries of the tarsus not suitable for more distal amputation. He considered that when it was feasible it had many advantages over below-knee amputation. He deemed it “ safer and more seemly,” avoiding the problem of s...