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Amputation

Known as: Amputation, not otherwise specified, Amputations, amputation procedure 
The removal of a limb or other appendage or outgrowth of the body. (Dorland, 28th ed)
National Institutes of Health

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Above elbow amputation (procedure)Amputation StumpsAmputation above-knee (procedure)Amputation of arm through elbow (procedure)
Amputated structure (morphologic abnormality)Amputation Specimen CodeAmputeesCervicectomy

Broader (1)

Orthopedic Surgical Procedures

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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Pediatric amputation injuries: etiology, cost, and outcome.
OBJECTIVE To provide a comprehensive profile of amputation injuries in children and adolescents. DESIGN A retrospective case… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Rehabilitation outcome 5 years after 100 lower limb amputations
pouchitis. I believe we should be cautious about the specificity of metronidazole for therapy. There are no trials that have… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
Microvascular second toe to finger transfer: a statistical analysis of 55 transfers.
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Prediction of amputation after severe lower limb trauma.
The Mangled Extremity Severity Score was applied to 152 patients with severely injured lower limbs. All cases with a score of… 
Review
1988
Review
1988
Secondary vascular procedures with polytetrafluoroethylene grafts for lower extremity ischemia in a male veteran population.
1979
1979
Spin-off cost/benefits of expanded nutritional care.
1971
1971
Handicap, appearance and stigma
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Early weight-bearing treatment of open fractures of the tibia. An end-result study of sixty-three cases.
Sixty-three open shaft fractures of the adult tibia were treated with early weight-bearing in a toe-to-groin, straight knee… 
1969
1969
Aglossia congenita with bony fusion of the jaws.
1957
1957
Acute arterial injuries in civilian practice.
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