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Amputation through foot

Known as: transmetatarsal amputation, Transmetatarsal Amputation of Foot, amputation transmetatarsal 
A surgical procedure in which all or part of the distal foot is removed distal to the tarsometatarsal joint(s).
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Broader (3)

AmputationAmputation of lower limbAmputation of the foot (procedure)
Disarticulation at wrist (procedure)FootLower ExtremitySurgical history relevant to physical therapy ICD10 code:Type:Pt:^Patient:Nom

Narrower (1)

Midtarsal amputation

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Review
2009
Review
2009
Use of negative pressure therapy on closed surgical incisions: a case series.
Multiple patient comorbidities and environmental factors increase the risk of incisional wound complications. The literature… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Lower extremity minor amputations: the roles of diabetes mellitus and timing of revascularization.
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
Combined arterial reconstruction and free tissue transfer for limb salvage.
Review
1997
Review
1997
Free tissue transfer to extend the limits of limb salvage for lower extremity tissue loss.
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Foot Function in Diabetic Patients after Partial Amputation
The function of partially amputated feet in 10 patients with diabetes mellitus was studied. First-step bilateral barefoot plantar… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Tendo Achillis procedures for chronic ulcerations in diabetic patients with transmetatarsal amputations.
Recurrent ulceration following transmetatarsal amputation commonly results from hypertrophic bone formation or equinus deformity… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Panmetatarsal head resection. A viable alternative to the transmetatarsal amputation.
While the transmetatarsal amputation has resulted in the salvage of numerous diabetic limbs, it remains an ablative procedure… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Ancrod anticoagulation for cardiopulmonary bypass in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Total contact casting and chronic diabetic neuropathic foot ulcerations: healing rates by wound location.
This study investigated healing rates of chronic diabetic neuropathic foot ulcerations located on the plantar surface of the… 
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