The objective of this report is to prove that even after development of ischemic necrosis of the muscles and nerves, we can still save the extremity or the knee and even several days after arterial injury, perform arterial repair and other mentioned procedures. Thus we can retain a functionally satisfactory leg or knee joint, which is far better than classic above-knee amputation and utili...

HYPOTHESIS Population-based hospital data indicate that African American patients undergo major lower extremity (LE) amputation 2 to 3 times more frequently than white patients. Some have attributed this to a lack of access to LE revascularization procedures by African American patients. To determine the likelihood that racial disparities in amputation rates are related to treatment choice, thi...

BACKGROUND The amputation of a limb is a surgical procedure that is regularly performed in small animal practice. In spite of several clinical reports indicating high owner satisfaction after limb amputation in dogs, an amputation is still very critically seen by the owners, and even by some veterinarians, due to the lack of accurate information about the recovery of amputee patients. Thus, the...

STUDY OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to estimate the incidence of cyclical bleeding after laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy (LSH) when the uterus is amputated at or below the level of internal cervical os. DESIGN Prospective series of consecutive patients (Canadian Task Force classification II-3). SETTING Single surgery team, independent surgery center. PATIENTS Women with sympt...

Mirror therapy is a non-invasive and inexpensive therapeutic procedure indicated for the treatment of post-amputation phantom limb pain. This technique has proven its effectiveness consists bringing into play brain plasticity in order to reshape central body architecture after amputation. quantitative descriptive study, which aims objectify use mirror on pain amputees, by combining results eval...

We present a rare case of multifocal Proteus mirabilis osteomyelitis in an HIV-positive patient. Despite the patient's good immune status as assessed by her CD4 cell count and the aggressive treatment, she eventually underwent bilateral above-knee amputations to eradicate the infection. Multifocal Proteus mirabilis osteomyelitis can have an unpredictable clinical course with a severe outcome in...

INTRODUCTION Critical limb ischemia (CLI) is the most severe manifestation of peripheral artery disease (PAD), is associated with high rates of myocardial infarction, stroke, and amputation, and has a high health economic cost. The objective of this study was to estimate the incidence of lower limb amputation, the most serious consequence of CLI, and to create a surveillance methodology for the...

Background Amputation is a surgical procedure for the removal of a limb which is indicated when limb recovery is impossible. There are different types of amputation, and their causes can vary from one area to the other. Therefor, the aim of this study is to find out the patterns and causes of amputations in patients presented to Ayder Referral Hospital, Mekelle, Ethiopia. Methods the record o...

Penile cancer is a rare but aggressive tumor, most commonly squamous cell carcinoma. Treatment modalities depend on the stage of disease, backbone treatment surgical resection primary tumor and regional lymph nodes with use neoadjuvant/adjuvant chemotherapy radiotherapy. Our case report about 59-year-old patient which was presented bilateral inguinal lymphadenitis, scrotal penile edema. A biops...