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Amputation of leg through tibia and fibula
Known as:
Med: Amputation-Below knee
, Below knee amputation
, amputations below knee
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The surgical removal of part or all of leg that is below the knee.
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Amputation
Amputation of lower limb
Bone structure of tibia
Fibula
Foot
Leg
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Review
1998
Review
1998
Soft tissue sarcomas of the hand and foot: Management and survival
C. Karakousis
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Claudia DeYoung
,
D. Driscoll
Annals of Surgical Oncology
1998
Corpus ID: 1891306
AbstractBackground: Soft tissue sarcomas of the hands and feet present a challenge for limb-preserving resections. Methods: A…
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1997
1997
Hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of diabetic foot infection.
S. S. Lee
,
C. Chen
,
Y. Chan
,
C. Yen
,
E. Chao
,
S. Ueng
Changgeng yi xue za zhi
1997
Corpus ID: 34939100
BACKGROUND Although hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat diabetic foot lesions has been approved for insurance reimbursement in…
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1991
1991
Laser Doppler flowmetry, transcutaneous oxygen tension measurements and Doppler pressure compared in patients undergoing amputation.
Leonid Lantsberg
,
M. Goldman
European Journal of Vascular Surgery
1991
Corpus ID: 41197466
1988
1988
Lower limb amputation secondary to large vessel involvement in scleroderma.
M. Dorevitch
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L. Clemens
,
J. Webb
British Journal of Rheumatology
1988
Corpus ID: 31313125
A 34-year-old woman with scleroderma was admitted to hospital with pain and weakness of her left foot. She was subsequently shown…
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Review
1987
Review
1987
Experience with the ‘skew flap’ below‐knee amputation
D. Harrison
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S. Southworth
,
K. Callum
British Journal of Surgery
1987
Corpus ID: 35447288
A review of 353 lower limb amputations over the last 7 years has been performed to assess the results of the skew flap myoplastic…
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Review
1985
Review
1985
Selective criteria for successful long-term prosthetic use.
M. J. Muêller
,
A. Delitto
Physical Therapy
1985
Corpus ID: 23184357
The purpose of this study was to identify criteria contributing to successful long-term prosthetic use in patients with an…
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1984
1984
Limb Salvage and Rotationplasty for Osteosarcoma in Children
P. A. Jacobs
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
1984
Corpus ID: 34791699
Limb salvage was previously described for patients with osteogenic sarcoma who had resectable lesions. In the very young child…
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1983
1983
Lower Limb Replantation: A report of nine cases
J. Kutz
,
J. Jupiter
,
T. Tsai
Foot & Ankle
1983
Corpus ID: 35791515
An analysis of nine replantations of completely amputated lower limbs is presented in this paper. Four cases were successful…
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Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Prediction of amputation wound healing. Roles of Doppler ultrasound and digit photoplethysmography.
R. Barnes
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B. Thornhill
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L. Nix
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S. Rittgers
,
G. Turley
Archives of Surgery
1981
Corpus ID: 24672533
Segmental limb blood pressures (BPs) measured by Doppler ultrasound and digit photoplethysmography were used to define…
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1971
1971
Below‐ and through‐knee amputations in ischaemic disease
A. Chilvers
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J. Briggs
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N. Browse
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J. B. Kinmonth
British Journal of Surgery
1971
Corpus ID: 35474059
Fifty‐three below‐knee amputations and 22 through‐knee amputations were done for ischaemic disease at St. Thomas's Hospital over…
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