People with diabetes have a higher risk of lower-limb amputations than people without diabetes. The avoidable has increased in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown period. Hence, we conducted retrospective, single-centered study on major during prepandemic period (March 25, 2019-December 31, 2019) and pandemic 2020-December 2020). During period, 24 (below-knee above-knee amputations...

There is no published literature detailing the demographics of paediatric amputations in the United Kingdom. We performed this review of children and adolescents referred to a regional limb-fitting centre from the 1930s to the current decade who suffered amputation as a result of trauma, and compared our data with similar cohorts from other units. Of the 93 patients included, only 11 were injur...

BACKGROUND Lower Limb amputation remains one of the commonest surgical procedures. The incidence is on the rise in Nigeria due mainly to increasing motorcycle accidents and increased prevalence of uncontrolled diabetes complicated by neuropathy, vasculopathy and diabetic foot gangrene. OBJECTIVE To determine the pattern and outcome of lower limb amputations in a private tertiary setting. ME...

The prevalence of major amputations of lower limbs increases as the population ages. The aim of the current study was to evaluate hospital death in cases of major amputations for critical limb ischemia in a teaching hospital. Hospital mortality during the peri-operative period was evaluated in 231 major amputations of legs due to critical limb ischemia between January 2005 and 2007. Thirty-six ...

The objective of lower extremity amputation surgery is to create a viable, functional residual limb to maximize patient mobility and independence. When part or all of the forefoot is lost to trauma, infection or gangrene, and the hindfoot is viable, every attempt should be made to preserve as much foot function as possible. The use of the transmetatarsal level is common. In the past, amputation...

The preservation and banking of organs and tissues after donor harvest is a longstanding medical goal that has until recently seen only incremental progress. However, in the same way that we currently bank stem cells, sperm, embryos, some tissues and organ slices, it is possible to control biological time for whole organs and other large tissue systems through methods like vitrification and con...