Multidimensional Inventory Check List of Symptoms (SCL-90-r) is based on self-evaluation and it has been used for determination of level of: somatisation, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, phobias, paranoia and psychosis at persons which are exposed to long term emotional and physical stress. Our goal was to determine relations of physical...

Between 1984 and 1993, pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia developing in chronic ulcers were observed in 28 former Senegalese leprosy patients, which amounts to an annual frequency of 1.9 per 1000 ulcers. Correct diagnosis could only be made by histopathological examination of specimens taken from the depth of the lesion. Amputation was carried out on 17 patients and local excision on the other 1...

2 Director, Prosthetics Research Study, Seattle, Wash. AHE elective amputation must be considered plastic and reconstructive in nature. The need to create a dynamic and sensory motor end-organ should be foremost in the surgeon's mind in planning an amputation, and is emphasized here once more. The below-knee stump no longer hangs suspended in an open-end socket. The variable degrees of pressure...

Introduction Heel ulceration associated with calcaneal osteomyelitis is a very difficult pathology to treat and often results in below knee amputation. Surgical excision of the infected bone and ulcer via calcanectomy has been shown to reduce amputation and mortality rates. The purpose of the study was to review our experience with this procedure and examine factors that might influence outcome.

To assess the current epidemiological situation concerning lower limb amputations in southern Finland the data on all amputations made in the catchment area of the Helsinki University Central Hospital were analysed for the period 1984-85. During the two-year period, 880 amputations of lower limbs were performed on 705 patients. The amputation rate was 32.5 per 100,000 inhabitants in 1984 and 28...

The factors which determine the choice, revascularization or amputation of an ischaemic leg are very numerous, variable and sometimes also related. They are concerned with the extent and course of the gangrene, the general condition of the patient and the risk of operation, the technical operability in terms of arterial reconstruction, the skill and judgement of the vascular surgeon, the motiva...

The aim was to review the literature on factors affecting prosthetic rehabilitation of older vascular lower extremity amputees. A search of the literature was carried out using the MEDLINE, EMBASE and CINAHL databases up to September 2010. Only original English language articles were accepted. Relevant studies were reviewed and selected based on prespecified inclusion criteria namely: age more ...

The use of thermography in the assessment of amputation levels has demonstrated a medial to lateral thermal gradient in many cases. In order to see whether this reflected a true medial to lateral skin blood flow gradient, a prospective study was set up to measure blood flow medially and laterally below the knee. Twenty-one patients, presenting for amputation assessment with end-stage peripheral...

The functional differences between persons with amputation who are classified as Medicare Functional Classification Level (MFCL)-2 and -3 include the abilities to walk at various cadences and to negotiate environmental barriers outside the home. This study compared the effect of active microprocessor control and passive mechanical control of the prosthetic knee on function and safety in 17 subj...