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• Functional Status of Persons With Diabetes-Related Lower-Extremity Amputations

  Authors:EDGAR J.G. PETERS, MICHAEL R. CHILDS, ROBERT P. WUNDERLICH, LAWRENCE B. HARKLESS, DAVID G. ARMSTRONG, and LAWRENCE A. LAVERYFrom:Diabetes Care (Vol. 24, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20013,481 words Article EDGAR J.G. PETERS [1,2] MICHAEL R. CHILDS [1] ROBERT P. WUNDERLICH [3] LAWRENCE B. HARKLESS [1] DAVID G. ARMSTRONG [4] LAWRENCE A. LAVERY [3] OBJECTIVE -- It is reasonable to predict that...

• Relation of lower-extremity amputation to all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in American Indians: the Strong Heart Study

  Authors:Helaine E. Resnick, Elizabeth A. Carter, Robert Lindsay, Susan J. Henly, Frederick K. Ness, Thomas K. Welty, et al.From:Diabetes Care (Vol. 27, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20045,275 words Article OBJECTIVE--To compare risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in people with a lower-extremity amputation (LEA) attributable to diabetes and people without an LEA. RESEARCH DESIGN AND...

• Ankle's role in sagittal plane balance affects amputees

  Author:L. Rochelle RonigerFrom:Biomechanics

  June 1, 20021,080 words Article Amputees may experience balance deficits while walking due to the pivotal role of the ankle in controlling sagittal plane dynamic balance, according to a study published in the January issue of the American Journal of...

• Decreases in Lower Extremity Amputation Rates in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) FY1997-FY1999

  Authors:LEONARD M. POGACH, JEFFREY ROBBINS, LEIGH C. ANDERSON, GERALD HAWLEY, SARAH KREIN, FRANCES VOSBURG, et al.From:Diabetes (Vol. 49, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 2000335 words Brief article Decreasing lower extremity amputations (LEAs) has been a major health care objective of the VHA. In 1996 the VHA mandated the establishment of an interdisciplinary foot care progam at each facility for all patients at...

• Medical, social and Christian aspects in patients with major lower limb amputations

  Authors:Bogdan Stancu, Georgel Rednic, Nicolae Ovidiu Grad, Ion Aurel Mironiuc, and Claudia Diana GhermanFrom:Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies (Vol. 15, Issue 43) Peer-Reviewed

  Spring 20168,138 words Essay 1650LLower limb major amputations are both life-saving procedures and life-changing events. Individual responses to limb loss are varied and complex, some individuals experience functional, psychological and social...

• Unchanged Incidence of Lower-Limb Amputations in a German City, 1990-1998

  Authors:CHRISTOPH TRAUTNER, BURKHARD HAASTERT, MAXIMILIAN SPRAUL, GUIDO GIANI, and MICHAEL BERGERFrom:Diabetes Care (Vol. 24, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20013,665 words Article CHRISTOPH TRAUTNER, MD, MPH [1] BURKHARD HAASTERT, PHD [2] MAXIMILIAN SPRAUL, MD [3] GUIDO GIANI, PHD [2] MICHAEL BERGER, MD [3] OBJECTIVE -- A reduction of diabetes-related amputations by at least...

• Epidemiology of Nontraumatic Lower-Extremity Amputation in Area 7, Madrid, Between 1989 and 1999

  From:Diabetes Care (Vol. 24, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20011,950 words Article A population-based study Diabetes remains the main cause of lower-extremity amputations (LEAs) (1-3). Recently [3], the number of LEAs carried out worldwide has been estimated to be [greater than]162 X [10.sup.6]...

• Amputation

  Author:John H. BowkerFrom:Diabetes Forecast (Vol. 42, Issue 2)

  Feb. 19891,479 words Article Amputation Most people prefer not to think about the possibility of amputation. But knowledge and preparation can help you cope. Of the possible complications of diabetes, the most difficult to think about is...

• Effectiveness of a Comprehensive Diabetes Lower-Extremity Amputation Prevention Program in a Predominantly Low-Income African-American Population

  Authors:CHARLES A. PATOUT JR., JAMES A. BIRKE, RONALD HORSWELL, DOROTHY WILLIAMS, and FREDERICK P. CERISEFrom:Diabetes Care (Vol. 23, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20002,303 words Article OBJECTIVE -- To compare patient outcomes 1 year before and 1 year after enrollment in a comprehensive diabetes lower-extremity amputation prevention program. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS -- Outcome data were obtained...

• Geographic Variation of Lower-Extremity Major Amputation in Individuals with and Without Diabetes in the Medicare Population

  Authors:JAMES S. WROBEL, JENNIFER A. MAYFIELD, and GAYLE E. REIBERFrom:Diabetes Care (Vol. 24, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20013,274 words Article JAMES S. WROBEL, DPM [1] JENNIFER A. MAYFIELD, MD [2] GAYLE E. REIBER, PHD [3] OBJECTIVE -- To describe geographic variation in rates of lower-limb major amputation in Medicare patients with and without...

• Replantation of multiple digits and hand amputations: four case reports

  Authors:Mohammed Murshid Salah and Khalid N. KhalidFrom:Cases Journal (Vol. 1, Issue 266) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 23, 20083,434 words Clinical report Authors: Mohammed Murshid Salah (corresponding author) [1]; Khalid N Khalid [1] Background Digital & hand replantation first became a reality in the 1960s with the advent of microsurgical techniques. Indications...

• Amputation and mortality in new-onset diabetic foot ulcers stratified by etiology: response to Williams, Price, and Harding

  Authors:Probal Moulik and G.V. GillFrom:Diabetes Care (Vol. 26, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 2003455 words Article We offer many thanks to Williams, Price, and Harding for reading our article (1) with interest and for their comments regarding our study in this issue of Diabetes Care (2), In response to the specific points raised, we...

• Lower-extremity amputation: incidence, risk factors, and mortality in the Oklahoma Indian Diabetes Study

  Authors:Jennifer S. Lee, Lu Min, Vivian S. Lee, Dana Russell, Carman Bahr, and Elisa T. LeeFrom:Diabetes (Vol. 42, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 19934,039 words Article Oklahoma Indians with NIDDM (n = 1012) underwent a baseline examination in 1972-1980. The incidence of and risk factors for first lower-extremity amputation were estimated. The mortality rates of amputees using data...

• Accidental hand amputation requires extensive surgery: a woman is rushed to the emergency department after severing her hand in a woodworking accident at home

  Authors:Pamela Horn and Lawrence LubbersFrom:Clinical Advisor (Vol. 16, Issue 9)

  Sept. 20132,261 words Article 1290LCASE Mrs. P, aged 63 years, is an energetic and right-hand-dominant grandmother who enjoys wood-working and frequently uses table saws and other mechanical tools. Two years ago, she was cutting wood with a miter saw in...

• On limbless heroes

  Author:A. OhryFrom:Progress in Health Sciences (Vol. 4, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20144,024 words Article 1210LUsually articles on the history of amputation of limbs, focus on the surgeons, techniques and on the artificial limbs. Some people after amputation of limbs, survived even before the introduction of antibiotics,...

• Traditional bone setters' gangrene: An avoidable catastrophe, 8 years retrospective review in a private orthopedic and trauma center in South-East Nigeria

  Authors:Agu Chika and Jide OnyekweluFrom:The Nigerian Journal of General Practice (Vol. 14, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-June 20163,252 words Article 1690LByline: Agu. Chika, Jide. Onyekwelu Background: Traditional bone setters apply tight splints on the limbs of patients in their practice settings. Most of the times, these tight splints will result in compartment...

• Stepping asymmetry among individuals with unilateral transtibial limb loss might be functional in terms of gait stability

  Authors:Laura Hak, Jaap H. van Dieen, Peter van der Wurff, and Han HoudijkFrom:Physical Therapy (Vol. 94, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20145,316 words Report 1630LBackground. The asymmetry in step length in prosthetic gait is often seen as a detrimental effect of the impairment; however, this asymmetry also might be a functional compensation. An advantage of a smaller step length...

• Cutaneous sensitivity in unilateral trans-tibial amputees

  Authors:Cale A. Templeton, Nicholas D. J. Strzalkowski, Patti Galvin, and Leah R. BentFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 13, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 1, 20187,561 words Report 1550LAim To examine tactile sensitivity in the leg and foot sole of below-knee amputees (diabetic n = 3, traumatic n = 1), and healthy control subjects (n = 4), and examine the association between sensation and balance....

• Sarcopenia increases the risk for mortality in patients who undergo amputation for diabetic foot

  Authors:You Keun Kim, Ho Seong Lee, Jae Jung Ryu, Hye In Lee, and Sang Gyo SeoFrom:Journal of Foot and Ankle Research (Vol. 11, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  June 19, 20183,582 words Report 1370LBackground Although there have been reports that diabetes affects the prevalence of sarcopenia, no studies have examined the relationship between sarcopenia and mortality in patients undergoing leg amputation. The...

• Locomotor adaptability in persons with unilateral transtibial amputation

  Authors:Benjamin J. Darter, Amy J. Bastian, Erik J. Wolf, Elizabeth M. Husson, Bethany A. Labrecque, and Brad D. HendershotFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 12, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 12, 20176,447 words Report 1470LBackground Locomotor adaptation enables walkers to modify strategies when faced with challenging walking conditions. While a variety of neurological injuries can impair locomotor adaptability, the effect of a lower...