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Amputation of leg through tibia and fibula

Known as: Med: Amputation-Below knee, Below knee amputation, amputations below knee 
The surgical removal of part or all of leg that is below the knee.
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Review
1998
Review
1998
AbstractBackground: Soft tissue sarcomas of the hands and feet present a challenge for limb-preserving resections. Methods: A… 
1997
1997
BACKGROUND Although hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat diabetic foot lesions has been approved for insurance reimbursement in… 
1988
1988
A 34-year-old woman with scleroderma was admitted to hospital with pain and weakness of her left foot. She was subsequently shown… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
A review of 353 lower limb amputations over the last 7 years has been performed to assess the results of the skew flap myoplastic… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
The purpose of this study was to identify criteria contributing to successful long-term prosthetic use in patients with an… 
1984
1984
Limb salvage was previously described for patients with osteogenic sarcoma who had resectable lesions. In the very young child… 
1983
1983
An analysis of nine replantations of completely amputated lower limbs is presented in this paper. Four cases were successful… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Segmental limb blood pressures (BPs) measured by Doppler ultrasound and digit photoplethysmography were used to define… 
1971
1971
Fifty‐three below‐knee amputations and 22 through‐knee amputations were done for ischaemic disease at St. Thomas's Hospital over…