The experience with 142 below-knee amputations for vascular occlusive disease and/or diabetes mellitus in 133 patients has been reviewed. The program utilized Xenon(133) skin bloodflow measurement for the selection of amputation level, emphasized the use of the long posterior skin flap as an important part of surgical technique, and employed immediate postoperative prosthesis with accelerated r...

The following case report describes the diagnosis and surgery of bilateral polydactyly of unknown origin in a colt. A 7-month-old Berber colt was referred for cosmetic and curative excision of supernumerary digits. Radiographic examination revealed bilateral polydactyly and welldeveloped first carpal bones. Surgery consisted of an osteotomy of both second metacarpal bones combined with an amput...

The following case report describes the diagnosis and surgery of bilateral polydactyly of unknown origin in a dromedary camel. A two-year-old, 290 kg, intact female camel was admitted for surgical removal of bilateral supernumerary digits associated with the medial aspects of the metacarpi and proximal to the fetlock joints. Radiographic examination revealed bilateral polydactyly with complete ...

7th to the 48th postoperative month only a further 4.3% of the amputee population was re-amputated. It seems most probable that, by far, the majority of ipsilateral reamputations were due to postoperative complications that could not be controlled by conservative means. The greatest risk of death was encountered within 3 months following amputation, whereas the mortality rate 1 year after was 1...

1. background amputation and pain may have considerable impact on health-related quality of life. 2. objectives the purpose of this study was to assess the impact of pain on health-related quality of life in a population of war related bilateral lower limb amputees. 3. materials and methods the veterans and martyrs affairs foundation (vmaf) database documented 578 patients with bilateral lower ...

The loss of both lower extremities through amputation represents one of the severest physical handicaps, particularly as it occurs most commonly in the older age group. During the last six and one-half years, from May, 1950, through December, 1956, over 500 persons with amputation of a lower extremity were admitted to the Bay State Medical Rehabilitation Clinic. Of these, 10% had bilateral ampu...

Krukenberg's operation was actually described by Vanghetti in 1989. Three cases, including one bilateral case, are reported. The first case was a 36-year-old patient from a developing country. At the sixth postoperative week, the patient had regained his independence and gained 1.5 kg. The second case was a child with multiple malformations, who presented, in addition to amputation of both legs...

Accumulating evidence has indicated that amputation induces functional reorganization in the sensory and motor cortices. However, the extent of structural changes after lower limb amputation in patients without phantom pain remains uncertain. We studied 17 adult patients with right lower limb amputation and 18 healthy control subjects using T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion t...

Amputation of a major limb, and the subsequent return to movement with prosthesis, requires development compensatory strategies account for loss. Such strategies, over time, lead regional muscle atrophy hypertrophy through chronic under or overuse muscles compared uninjured individuals. The aim this study was quantify lower limb parameters persons transtibial transfemoral amputations using high...