Avoidable Disability seen in Recent Amputations

Epilepsy and Learning Disability - recent items

Author(s): Makrythanasis, Periklis, Kato, Mitsuhiro, Zaki, Maha S, Saitsu, Hirotomo, Nakamura, Kazuyuki, Santoni, Federico A, Miyatake, Satoko, Nakashima, Mitsuko, Issa, Mahmoud Y, Guipponi, Michel, Letourneau, Audrey, Logan, Clare V, Roberts, Nicola, Parry, David A, Johnson, Colin A, Matsumoto, Naomichi, Hamamy, Hanan, Sheridan, Eamonn, Kinoshita, Taroh, Antonarakis, Stylianos E, Murakami, Yos...

Parents with a Learning Disability - recent items

Objective this study aims to contribute to the development of a conceptual framework that will inform maternity care improvements for expectant mothers with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) by exploring the structure, functions, and perceived quality of social support received by women with IDD during pregnancy and childbirth. Design/setting using a grounded theory approach, we...

Limb Amputations in Western

Over a period of five years, 123 patients who had 124 limb amputations in King Fahd Hospital, Jeddah, Western Saudi Arabia were reviewed to find out the pattern of amputations, aetiological factors and difficulties in management. The male: female ratio was 2.8 : 1. The mean age was 52.5 years (range, 2·100 yrs). The lower limb was involved in 108 cases (87.8%) compared to only 16 upper limb amp...

Amputations in diabetics.

Amputations in leprosy.

Removal of an anatomical segment is not pleasant for anyone; perhaps even more so in leprosy patients because of disease stigma. Amputation has an immediate relation to social dependence and handicap. The loss of a once normal part of the body is regarded by both the person and society as a detrimental event. In contrast, children with some upper limb congenital anomalies do not regard this as ...