The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for failure of limb salvage surgery in grade IIIC lower extremity injuries.A single-institution, retrospective review was performed of all patients with grade IIIC lower limb injuries presenting from January 2009 to April 2014. We gathered the data on each patient who underwent limb salvage and analyzed the final outcome for these patients (lim...

Background Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the US. The most common location of AAA is the infrarenal abdominal aorta where oscillatory flow is present over the cardiac cycle, figure 1. Oscillatory flow is known to initiate an inflammatory response in endothelial cells. Patients with lower extremity traumatic amputations have a 5-fold increase in ...

1 Executive Secretary, Committee on Prosthetic-Orthotic Education, Division of Medical Sciences, National Academy of Sciences—National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D. C. 20418. The loss of a part of a lower extremity due to peripheral vascular disease (PVD) incident to the effects of arteriosclerosis with or without the presence of diabetes is today the predominan...

The metabolic demand of walking generally increases following lower extremity amputation. This study used real-time visual feedback to modify biomechanical factors linked to an elevated metabolic demand of walking in individuals with transtibial amputation. Eight persons with unilateral, traumatic transtibial amputation and 8 uninjured controls participated. Two separate bouts of real-time visu...

OBJECTIVE To determine the epidemiology and conditions frequently seen in major lower extremity amputation. STUDY DESIGN Observational study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Teaching Hospital Karapitiya, Sri Lanka, from October 2013 to September 2014. METHODOLOGY Major lower limb amputations were identified according to ICD-10 criteria. Data was retrospectively collected. Type of the amputati...