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Amputation above-knee (procedure)

Known as: Amputation Above-Knee, Supracondylar above-knee amputation, Amputation of leg through femur 
Surgical removal of all or part of the leg, made at any point of the femur.
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AmputationAmputation of lower limb
FemurHead of femurLower ExtremityStructure of neck of femur

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Review
2009
Review
2009
Long-term clinical outcomes of Iranian veterans with unilateral transfemoral amputation
Aim. To study long-term outcome of unilateral above-knee amputation. Objective. Long-term clinical symptoms and functional status… 
2008
2008
The effect of direct measurement versus cadaver estimates of anthropometry in the calculation of joint moments during above-knee prosthetic gait in pediatrics.
2003
2003
Severe soccer injuries in amateurs
Objectives: To ascertain the number and type of severe soccer injuries admitted to King Edward Hospital in South Africa over 42… 
1992
1992
Energy expenditure during walking in subjects with tibial rotationplasty, above-knee amputation, or hip disarticulation.
The surgical treatment of osteosarcoma with a tibial rotationplasty seems to offer functional advantages in comparison with an… 
1990
1990
The modified Chopart's amputation.
A modified Chopart's amputation has been designed to overcome the complications of the traditional Chopart's amputation of… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Treatment of infected knee arthroplasty.
Forty-eight patients with 51 infected knee arthroplasties were treated at the authors' institution between 1973 and 1986 and… 
Review
1984
Review
1984
The results of 39 fractures complicated by major segmental bone loss and/or leg length discrepancy.
Thirty-nine fractures with segmental bone loss and/or limb length discrepancy with defects of 1.8 to 12.0 cm were reviewed… 
1981
1981
Toe blood pressure by photoplethysmography: an index of healing in forefoot amputation.
The relative merits of toe systolic blood pressure and ankle systolic pressure in predicting the result of forefoot amputation… 
Review
1980
Review
1980
Morbid implications of above-knee amputations. Report of a series and review of the literature.
In a retrospective review of 100 consecutive patients requiring above-knee amputation for arterial occlusive disease, the… 
1969
1969
Die Organisation des Werbegesanges der Heuschrecke Gomphocerippus rufus L. in Abhängigkeit von zentralen und peripheren Bedingungen
SummaryDuring courtship the male grasshopper performs a sequence of movements mainly with the head and its appendages and the… 
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