Red blood cell distribution width is an independent predictor of mortality following amputation for diabetic foot by Yeo Kwon Yoon, Jae Han Park, Hang Hwan Cho, Dong Woo Shim, Wonwoo Lee, Seung Hwan Han, Jin Woo Lee, Kwang Hwan Park

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Commentary on “Protective Effect of Regular Physical Activity Against Diabetes‐Related Lower Extremity Amputation” by Zeinab Mohseni Afshar, Mohammad Barary, Arefeh Babazadeh, Fatemeh Rasulpur, Soheil Ebrahimpour

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Development of a Multimodal Analgesia Protocol for Perioperative Acute Pain Management for Lower Limb Amputation by Roberta De Jong, Alexander J. Shysh

“…Multimodal analgesia has been reported for a variety of surgical procedures but not yet for lower limb amputation in vasculopathic patients. Perioperative pain management in these patients presents a particular challenge considering the multiple sources and pathways for acute and chronic pain that are involved, such as chronic ischemic limb pain, postoperative residual limb pain, coexisting musculoskeletal pain, phantom limb sensations, and chronic phantom limb pain. …”
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Complex Limb Injuries: Limb Salvage Versus Amputation—A Mini Review and Meta-Analysis by Athanasios Serlis, Panagiotis Sgardelis, Themistoklis Vampertzis, Konstantinos Rizavas, Panagiotis Poulios, Georgios Konstantopoulos

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PhantomAR: gamified mixed reality system for alleviating phantom limb pain in upper limb amputees—design, implementation, and clinical usability evaluation by Cosima Prahm, Korbinian Eckstein, Michael Bressler, Zhixing Wang, Xiaotong Li, Takashige Suzuki, Adrien Daigeler, Jonas Kolbenschlag, Hideaki Kuzuoka

Subjects: “…Upper limb amputation…”
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Risk Factors for Amputation in the Surgical Treatment of Hemophilic Osteoarthropathy: A 20-Year Single-Center Report by Yiming Xu, Bin Feng, Wei Zhu, Yingjie Wang, Xisheng Weng

“…Surgical procedures are necessary for patients with severe HO. As a last resort, amputation is sometimes needed to treat complex HO cases. …”
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Prevalence and Determinants of Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Lower Extremity Amputations in Three Selected Tertiary Hospitals in Ghana by Ambrose Atosona, Christopher Larbie

“…This study examined the prevalence and determinants of diabetic foot ulcers and lower extremity amputations in three selected tertiary hospitals in Ghana. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Diabetic Lower Limb Amputation: A Clinic-Based Case Control Study by Beverly T. Rodrigues, Venkat N. Vangaveti, Usman H. Malabu

“…The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of and risk factors for lower limb amputation in a specialist foot clinic-based setting. …”
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Comment on “Prevalence and Risk Factors for Diabetic Lower Limb Amputation: A Clinic-Based Case Control Study” by M. Bakhtiyari, M. A. Mansournia

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Increased Mortality After Lower Extremity Amputation in a Danish Nationwide Cohort: The Mediating Role of Postoperative Complications by Brix ATH, Petersen TG, Nymark T, Schmal H, Lindberg-Larsen M, Rubin KH

Subjects: “…major lower extremity amputation…”
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Epidemiology of Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Amputations in Romania: Results of a Cross-Sectional Quality of Life Questionnaire Based Survey by Cosmina I. Bondor, Ioan A. Veresiu, Bogdan Florea, Etta J. Vinik, Aaron I. Vinik, Norina A. Gavan

“…The highest number of amputations was reported in the 70–79-year age group (largest group). …”
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Advancements, Trends and Future Prospects of Lower Limb Prosthesis by Muhammad Asif, Mohsin Islam Tiwana, Umar Shahbaz Khan, Waqar Shahid Qureshi, Javaid Iqbal, Nasir Rashid, Noman Naseer

Subjects: “…Causes of amputation…”
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Evaluation of sex-based differences in below-the-knee plaque histology in patients who underwent amputation for chronic limb-threatening ischemia by Fouzul Kansul, Deborah Vela, MD, Judit Csore, MD, Bright Benfor, MD, Sasha Suarez, MD, Anahita Dua, MD, MBA, MSC, Trisha L. Roy, MD, PhD

“…This study aims to evaluate sex-based differences in the vessel wall characteristics of patients who underwent amputation owing to critical limb-threatening ischemia to optimize personalized treatment planning and aid in the selection of endovascular devices for PAD patients. …”
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The Immediate Effect of Exercising in a Virtual Reality Treadmill (C-Mill) on Skin Temperature of a Man with Lower Limb Amputation by Fábio Marcon Alfieri, Caren da Silva Dias, Daniela Mitiyo Odagiri Utiyama, Denise Vianna Machado Ayres, Linamara Rizzo Battistella

“…The aim of this case report is to verify the acute effect of exercising in C-Mill on the temperature distribution in the lower limbs of a man with unilateral transfemoral amputation. Materials and Methods. The thigh and legs of a man with left distal transfemoral amputation were evaluated by thermography (infrared sensor FLIR T650sc) before and after a single 30-minute exercise session performed in a virtual reality treadmill device (C-Mill). …”
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Bilateral lower extremity amputation in a transgender female on estrogen therapy suffering from recurrent, medication-resistant arterial thrombi by Mitchell C. McDaniels, BS, Patrick D. Conroy, MD, Philip M. Batista, MD

“…This case report presents a 40-year-old transgender female with a history of gender-affirming hormone therapy who experienced recurrent, medication-resistant arterial thrombi leading to bilateral lower extremity amputations. Despite multiple endovascular and surgical interventions, including bypass grafting and catheter-directed thrombolysis, the patient developed recurrent thrombotic events even while on anticoagulation therapy. …”
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Design of bionic prosthetic leg by Aldiansyah Wahyu Pratama, Daryono Daryono, Mulyono Mulyono

Subjects: “…amputation…”
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Clinical use of 3D computed tomography in diagnosis and therapy of tail necrosis in a ball python (Python regius) by Ts. Chaprazov

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Evaluating Mirror Therapy Protocols in Phantom Limb Pain Clinical Trials: A Scoping Review by Limakatso K, McGowan E, Ortiz-Catalan M

Subjects: “…amputation…”
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Secondary amputation: a qualitative study of quality of life in patients after primary limb salvage surgery and after later ablative sarcoma treatment by Veronika Vetchy, Carmen Trost, Reinhard Windhager, Gerhard Hobusch

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Expression of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase and Endothelin-1 in Skin Tissue from Amputated Limbs of Patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome by J. George Groeneweg, Claudia Heijmans Antonissen, Frank J. P. M. Huygen, Freek J. Zijlstra

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