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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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2007
2007
Histological changes after implantation of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells for chronic critical limb ischemia
Histological changes after implantation of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells for chronic critical limb ischemia 
2001
2001
ASSESSMENT OF FOOT PROTECTION AGAINST ANTI-PERSONNEL LANDMINE BLAST USING A FRANGIBLE SURROGATE LEG
Anti-personnel (AP) landmines pose a threat to soldiers and civilian populations and have come into the focus of the… 
1986
1986
Traumatic amputations in the workplace.
The purpose of this study was to identify variables associated with traumatic amputations in the workplace. Case files of work… 
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… 
1983
1983
A prospective study of lower limb amputations.
: Most leg amputations are performed for vascular disease. A mortality of 30% was associated with above-knee amputations in this… 
1980
1980
Femoral fractures in patients with lower extremity amputations.
: Femoral fracture in patients with lower extremity amputations is relatively rare (reported incidence in 341 amputee patients, 2… 
1978
1978
Partial amputation of the foot for diabetic or arteriosclerotic gangrene. Results and factors of prognostic value.
One hundred and eighty-three conservative amputations of some part of the foot in 161 patients with gangrene from diabetes or… 
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… 
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…