BACKGROUND The study was performed to examine the hypothesis that functional outcomes following major lower-extremity trauma sustained in the military would be similar between patients treated with amputation and those who underwent limb salvage. METHODS This is a retrospective cohort study of 324 service members deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq who sustained a lower-limb injury requiring eith...

INTRODUCTION HAND AMPUTATIONS Hand Amputations and Reconstruction Hand Rehabilitation Hand Prosthetic Devices NOMENCLATURE AND FUNCTIONAL LEVELS PRINCIPLES OF AMPUTATION SURGERY REHABILITATION Early Rehabilitation Postoperative Prosthetic Fitting Activities of Daily Living BELOW ELBOW PROSTHESES Prosthetic Sockets Terminal Devices and Wrist Units Suspension and Control ABOVE-ELBOW PROSTHESES HU...

Military plastic surgeons perform reconstructive surgeries for various congenital, oncologic, and traumatic craniofacial injuries or deformities. Recently, our Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Plastic Surgery team was tasked to care for a woman who bravely sought a new and better life in the United States after she suffered amputation of her nose and bilateral ears while in her home...

In human arm amputees, a significant relationship was found between the amount of reorganization in the primary somato-sensory cortex, and the amount of body surface from which painful stimuli evoked sensations that were perceived to be emanating from the now missing extremity, i.e. the phantom limb. This mislocalization could be evoked almost equally from stimulation of either side of the body...

Abstract Introduction Male genital self-mutilation (GSM) can be categorized into four subtypes – amputation, castration, mutilation, and combined amputation/castration. The most common psychiatric diagnosis associated with GSM is schizophrenia, followed by substance use disorders, personality disorders gender dysphoria. Objective We discuss a case of amputation/castration in patient presenting ...

background limb loss occurs due to different causes and has been increased in many countries. it has without exception, great economic, psychological and social impacts. objectives this study assesses the demographics of amputees in one city of iran. patients and methods this retrospective study was undertaken on all of the amputees between april 2002 and december 2011. patients’ demographics i...

in this report we describe our encounter of a case of hand trauma referred to our center presenting with incomplete left thumb amputation at metacarpal level with extensor pollicis longus (epl) and flexor pollicis longus (fpl) tendon avulsion from the tenomuscular junction. after metacarpal bone fixation the ulnar digital artery was anastomosed and the digital nerves were coapted. transfer of e...

Background: Through knee amputation (TKA) may offer benefits over above (AKA) in patients unsuitable for below amputation. This retrospective analysis compared surgical and rehabilitation outcomes post TKA AKA. Methods: All AKA procedures recorded the Scottish Physiotherapy Amputee Research Group dataset from January 2007 to December 2017 were included analysis. aetiologies, re-amputations bila...