Methods: We conducted a comparative study of two groups of patients suffering from arterial insufficiency of the lower extremities, and the decision taken to amputate above the knee for both of them. A group of patients selected for a therapeutic peripheral intervention, and the effect of this intervention in improving the level of amputation studied and calculated statistically. The study cond...

OBJECTIVE To identify factors that influence survival after diabetes-related amputations. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We abstracted medical records of 1,043 hospitalized subjects with diabetes and a lower-extremity amputation from 1 January to 31 December 1993 in six metropolitan statistical areas in south Texas. We identified mortality in the 10-year period after amputation from death certif...

Rehabilitation after amputation at through-knee level is described and analysed in relation to amputations at above-knee and below-knee levels.

Due to recent improvements in prosthetic limb componentry, through-the-knee (knee disarticulation) amputation has gained new interest for rehabilitation-minded amputation surgeons. Recent objective scientific studies from our gait analysis laboratory have described the walking characteristics of peripheral vascular insufficiency through-knee amputees, and have compared their function with simil...

BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus-related lower extremity amputation is a major complication severely affecting patient survival and quality of life. OBJECTIVES To analyze epidemiological and clinical trends in the incidence and survival of lower extremity amputations among diabetes patients. METHODS We conducted a retrospective observational cohort study of 565 consecutive diabetes patients who...

There is limited literature about the outcomes of total hip arthroplasty (THA) as a surgical option for above-knee amputees. Here, we described one case of femoral neck fracture with above-knee amputation. Two-year follow-up revealed an excellent clinical and radiological outcome. The main challenge of THA posed by the amputation was control of the lower extremity. We recommend inserting a pin ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the immediate biomechanical effects after transition to a new microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knee joint. DESIGN Intervention cross-over study with repeated measures. Only prosthetic knee joints were changed. SETTING Motion analysis laboratory. PARTICIPANTS Men (N=11; mean age ± SD, 36.7±10.2y; Medicare functional classification level, 3-4) with unilateral tr...

AIM To study long-term outcome of unilateral above-knee amputation. OBJECTIVE Long-term clinical symptoms and functional status of above-knee amputees are not well documented. The purpose of this study was to document the long-term outcome of war related above-knee amputations. CONTEXT The study consisted of a comprehensive assessment and examination and review of history and wartime medica...