Pain and pain-related interference with physical function have not been thoroughly studied in individuals who have undergone knee-disarticulation amputations. The principal aim of this study was to determine whether individuals with knee-disarticulation amputations have worse pain and pain-related interference with physical function than do individuals with transtibial or transfemoral amputatio...

Two hundred and thirty subjects with various levels of upper and lower limb amputation were examined with regard to cardiac and respiratory functions. The subjects were examined at rest and in balanced wheelchair ergometer testing. Noncontinuous step-by-step increased loading was performed. The data given are for age-group 20-40 who sustained traumatic amputation and suffered no prior respirato...

OBJECTIVES Patients with non-traumatic lower extremity amputation are characterised by high age, multi-morbidity and polypharmacy and long-term complications of atherosclerosis and diabetes. To ensure early identification of patients at risk of amputation, we need to gain knowledge about the progression of diseases related to lower extremity amputations during the years preceding the amputation...

There is considerable divergence of opinion about the merits of Syme’s amputation. In some countries it is highly regarded ; in some it is neglected ; in others it even is roundly condemned. In Canada it is thought to be the best of all amputations of the lower extremity above the foot and has been used with consistent success since before the 1914-1918 war to the present day. Experience in Gre...

The aim of this study was to identify and quantify risk factors for amputation in diabetic patients hospitalized for foot infections. This cross-sectional study comprised 100 patients with diabetic infectious complications in the lower limbs. The variables investigated were related to diabetes, infection, and treatment compliance. Multiple Cox regression analysis was performed to identify the v...

The objectives in selecting a level for lower-limb amputation include the removal of the gangrenous, infected, or traumatized portion of the limb while preserving the maximum length consistent with primary healing and successful prosthetic rehabilitation. An assessment as to the adequate removal of the diseased tissue usually presents no problem in surgical judgment . In those cases in which am...

BACKGROUND Diabetic foot (DF) is the main cause of nontraumatic lower extremity amputation. Early recognition and management of risk factors for foot complications may prevent amputations and other adverse outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS At our hospital we have a protocol for the management of patients hospitalized because of DF. We collected clinical and laboratory data, details of diabetes ...