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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

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Orthopedic Surgical Procedures

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1999
1999
Dorsal Adipofascial Turn-Ovesr Flap for Fingertip Amputations
We designed a dorsal adipofascial pedicled flap to cover amputations of the tip of the same digit. This flap includes all the… 
1996
1996
Obesity and metabolic disorders in adults with lower limb amputation.
Anthropometric and biochemical research was conducted on 94 subjects with various levels of lower limb amputation. The purpose of… 
1991
1991
Digital Amputation, Replantation, and Cold Intolerance
In a controlled, retrospective, clinical study, the relationships between traumatic digital amputation, digital replantation, and… 
1984
1984
Association of Differing Dietary, Metabolic, and Clinical Risk Factors with Microvascular Complications of Diabetes: A Prevalence Study of 503 Mexican Type II Diabetic Subjects. II
The overall prevalences of microvascular complications and their association with dietary, clinical, and metabolic… 
Review
1981
Review
1981
Command Hallucinations and self-amputation of the penis and hand during a first psychotic break.
An unusual case is presented of a psychotic young man who experienced command auditory hallucinations which directed him to… 
1977
1977
Elderly patients with lower extremity amputations: three-year study in a rehabilitation setting.
Of the 112 mostly elderly patients with lower extremity amputations who were initially evaluated for this study, 86 were… 
1975
1975
Predictive value of ultrasonically derived arterial pressure in determination of amputation level.
There is a real need for a reliable guide to determine the lowest level of successful limb amputation. Factors such as wound edge… 
1973
1973
Recurrent melanoma of an extremity treated by major amputation.
Sixty patients with recurrent melanoma of an extremity were treated by major amputation. Twelve patients (21%) were free of… 
1959
1959
Increase in weight of the submandibular salivary glands of rats following periodic amputation of the erupted portion of the incisor teeth.
Periodic amputation of the erupted portion of the lower incisors of albino rats resulted in a marked increase in the wet and dry… 
1944
1944
PAIN AFTER AMPUTATION AND ITS TREATMENT
In this discussion of intractable pain which may follow amputation I should like to begin by pointing out how little is known… 
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