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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.
National Institutes of Health

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AmputationAmputation of lower limb
Bone structure of tibiaFibulaFootLeg

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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Prosthetic ankle push-off work reduces metabolic rate but not collision work in non-amputee walking
Individuals with unilateral below-knee amputation expend more energy than non-amputees during walking and exhibit reduced push… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
The impact and outcomes of establishing an integrated interdisciplinary surgical team to care for the diabetic foot
This study aimed to quantify the impact of an integrated diabetic foot surgical service on outcomes and changes in surgical… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Knee dislocations with vascular injury: outcomes in the Lower Extremity Assessment Project (LEAP) Study.
OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to report the clinical and functional results of a cohort of patients with knee… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Vein versus polytetrafluoroethylene in above-knee femoropopliteal bypass grafting: five-year results of a randomized controlled trial.
OBJECTIVE Controversy still exists whether polytetrafluoroethylene is equivalent to vein as bypass graft material for the above… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Major Lower Extremity Amputation in an Academic Vascular Center
Major lower extremity amputations continue to be performed despite an aggressive policy of revascularization. Factors leading to… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Outcomes of subatmospheric pressure dressing therapy on wounds of the diabetic foot.
The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate outcomes of people with large diabetic foot wounds treated with… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Functional outcome in amputation versus limb sparing of patients with lower extremity sarcoma: a matched case-control study.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
The influence of race on the use of surgical procedures for treatment of peripheral vascular disease of the lower extremities.
OBJECTIVE To assess whether rates of amputation and leg-sparing surgery for peripheral vascular disease of the lower extremities… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Deltoid Ligament Forces after Tibialis Posterior Tendon Rupture: Effects of Triple Arthrodesis and Calcaneal Displacement Osteotomies
Deltoid ligament forces were studied after observing deltoid ligament insufficiency in several post-triple arthrodesis patients… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
An index of healing in below-knee amputation: leg blood pressure by Doppler ultrasound.
Preoperative Doppler ultrasonic assessment of below-knee (BK) arterial signals and systolic blood pressures was performed on 50… 
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