OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess the prevalence of anxiety and depression among Jordanian lower limb amputees with different clinical characteristics and sociodemographic data (gender, marital status, social support, income, type and level of amputation, and occupation). METHODS Participants were 56 patients with unilateral lower limb amputation with mean duration (8.4 +/- 5.75 years). Th...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the characteristics and outcome of patients undergoing lower extremity amputation in Hong Kong. DESIGN Cohort study. SETTING University teaching hospital, Hong Kong. PARTICIPANTS. One hundred and eighty-four Chinese adults who underwent lower extremity amputation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Demographic data of the cohort, wound complication and revision amputation rates, ...

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...

BACKGROUND Literature on complex regional pain syndrome type I (CRPS-I) discussing the decision to amputate or not, the level of amputation, or the timing of the amputation is scarce. We evaluated informed decision-making regarding amputation for CRPS-I. METHODS We describe our findings in a retrospective study of the decision-making process of thirty-six patients who underwent amputation for...

It is well known that fish caudal fins can be completely regenerated after fin amputation. Although much research on fin regeneration has been carried out, there have been very few reports regarding fin regeneration after tail amputation. In this study, we used grass carp, common carp, koi carp, and zebrafish as experimental organisms. Some caudal fins could be distinctly regenerated in 2 weeks...