BACKGROUND Despite mild reductions in rates of lower extremity amputation over the past decade, few data exist on the use of arterial testing in patients before amputation. METHODS AND RESULTS Using Medicare claims from 2000 through 2010, we examined rates of preamputation arterial testing between 0 to 12 and 0 to 24 months before amputation. We used multivariable, modified Poisson regression...

OBJECTIVES This study sought to characterize temporal trends, patient-specific factors, and geographic variation associated with amputation in patients with lower-extremity peripheral artery disease (LE PAD) during the study period. BACKGROUND Amputation represents the end-stage failure for those with LE PAD, and little is known about the rates and geographic variation in the use of LE amputa...

BACKGROUND Although most combat-related amputations occur early for unsalvageable injuries, >15% occur late after reconstructive attempts. Predicting which patients will abandon limb salvage in favor of definitive amputation has not been explored. The purpose of this study was to identify factors contributing to late amputation for type III open tibia fractures sustained in combat. METHODS Op...

INTRODUCTION Lower extremity amputation is a surgical procedure resulting in important anatomical, functional, psychological, and social consequences that can influence the quality of life of these patients. The aim of this research was to compare the quality of life of patients with lower extremity amputation and people without amputation taking into account gender differences as well as the a...

Methods: We conducted a comparative study of two groups of patients suffering from arterial insufficiency of the lower extremities, and the decision taken to amputate above the knee for both of them. A group of patients selected for a therapeutic peripheral intervention, and the effect of this intervention in improving the level of amputation studied and calculated statistically. The study cond...

Background: In patients who underwent lower limb amputation (LLA), the prevalence of malnutrition and its association with clinical outcomes are unclear. Objectives: This systematic review aims to identify literature summarise existing information on (1) in LLA (2) between pre-operative nutritional status post-surgery require amputation. Methods: A search was conducted four electronic databases...

of the femur and humerus?hip-joint amputation for all growths affecting the femur, and Berger's amputation rather than amputation at the shoulder-joint for such growths of the humerus in its upper part. On the other hand, the generallyrecognised treatment of sarcoma of a muscle is not amputation but excision of the growth, though I know one surgeon has consistently advocated amputation for such...

A survey was conducted in 2010-2011 rabi cropping season to obtain information on the distribution and incidence of chickpea diseases in respect to soil type, cultivar used, seed treatment in central and southern parts of India. Local cultivars predominated in most farmers’ fields (25% 48%). 63% of the farmers were practices seed treatment with fungicide. Dry root rot and collar rot diseases we...

background: foot ulcers (fu) are a significant complication of diabetes mellitus (dm) and a preceding factor leading to lower extremity amputation. the aim of this study was to evaluate the management of diabetic foot ulcer (dfu) in babol, north of iran. methods: five hundred twenty cases of diabetic foot ulcer that were hospitalized in two main teaching hospitals of babol university of medical...

The influence of various factors that may affect the outcome of root canal therapy was evaluated in 356 patients 8 to 10 yr after the treatment. The results of treatment were directly dependent on the preoperative status of the pulp and periapical tissues. The rate of success for cases with vital or nonvital pulps but having no periapical radiolucency exceeded 96%, whereas only 86% of the cases...