Mesenchymal Stem Cells Improve Healing of Diabetic Foot Ulcer by Yue Cao, Xiaokun Gang, Chenglin Sun, Guixia Wang

“…Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs), compared with MSCs derived from other tissues, may be a suitable cell type that can provide easy, effective, and cost-efficient transplantation to treat DFU and protect patients from amputation.…”
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Symmetrical Peripheral Gangrene: Report of Three Cases by Héctor Acosta, Pau Forcada, Marta Bonjorn, Amer Mustafa, Paul Pilares, Jordi Colomina

“…A review on the topic is presented based on a 3-case series of SPG that required amputation of fingers and toes after the administration of vasopressors in a septic shock context.…”
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Operative Versus Nonoperative Management of Pyogenic Flexor Tenosynovitis: An Analysis of the National Readmissions Database by Justin D. Sawyer, MD, Justin Davis, MD, Steven Scaife, MS, Michael W. Neumeister, MD, Timothy H.F. Daugherty, MD

“…Ninety-day readmission rates and amputation rates were higher in the nonsurgical group. …”
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Digit Tip Injuries: Current Treatment and Future Regenerative Paradigms by Travis J. Miller, Peter L. Deptula, Gregory M. Buncke, Zeshaan N. Maan

“…Here, we review the current understanding of digit tip regeneration and discuss gaps that remain in translating regenerative medicine into clinical treatment of digit amputation.…”
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Electromyographic Pattern Analysis and Classification for a Robotic Prosthetic Arm by M. José H. Erazo Macias, S. Alejandro Vega

“…This paper deals with the statistical analysis and pattern classification of electromyographic signals from the biceps of a person with amputation below the humerus. Such signals collected from an amputation simulator are synergistically generated to produce discrete elbow movements. …”
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Endovascular versus Surgical Lower Extremity Revascularization among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease by Qingzheng Chen, Jialin Han, Gomathy Parvathinathan, Elsie Ross, Margaret R. Stedman, Tara I. Chang

“…We employed proportional hazard regression to study the primary outcome of major adverse limb events (MALE), defined as a repeat revascularization or amputation. We also studied each of these events separately and death from any cause. …”
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Nε-Carboxymethyl-Lysine Negatively Regulates Foam Cell Migration via the Vav1/Rac1 Pathway by Zhengyang Bao, Lili Zhang, Lihua Li, Jinchuan Yan, Qiwen Pang, Zhen Sun, Yue Geng, Lele Jing, Chen Shao, Zhongqun Wang

“…In this study, we used anterior tibiofibular vascular samples from diabetic foot amputation patients and accident amputation patients, and histological and cytological tests were performed using a diabetic ApoE-/- mouse model and primary peritoneal macrophages, respectively. …”
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Innovative Method of Traction in a Bilateral Diaphyseal Femur Fracture in a Polytrauma Below-Knee Amputee by Stefan Mitrasinovic, Georgios Kiziridis, Shauni Wellekens, Charline Roslee, Syed Neshat Anjum

“…Special considerations need to be given in the management of patients with leg amputations. We report the case of a 24-year-old gentleman with bilateral diaphyseal femoral shaft fractures and a previous right below-knee amputation, who was transferred to our centre following a road traffic collision. …”
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Prevalence and predictors of infected diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) and DFU-related osteomyelitis amongst industrial workers wearing occupational safety footwear by Sunetra Mondal, Moushumi Lodh, Sambit Sahoo, Kaushik Paul, Debasis Biswas, Chaitanya Krishna, Ashok Parida, Arunangshu Ganguly, Riddhi DasGupta

“…Increasing age, history of past amputation, CRP and reduced frequency of changing the OF were significant positive risk factors for osteomyelitis. …”
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To study efficacy of foot temperature monitoring and footprint study in preventing diabetic foot ulcer in type 2 diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathy by Manjunath Ashok Kolachi, Sudhir Kumar, Albail Singh Yadav, Mandavi Agarwal

“…Background: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are a common complication among diabetic patients, leading to an increased risk of amputation and mortality. About 15–25% of diabetics develop DFUs, with half of these cases requiring amputation. …”
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Psychological Factors Associated with Phantom Limb Pain: A Review of Recent Findings by Xaver Fuchs, Herta Flor, Robin Bekrater-Bodmann

“…Phantom limb pain (PLP) is a common phenomenon occurring after the amputation of a limb and can be accompanied by serious suffering. …”
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Characterisation of Phantom Limb Pain in Traumatic Lower-Limb Amputees by André Tadeu Sugawara, Marcel Simis, Felipe Fregni, Linamara Rizzo Battistella

“…This is a cross-sectional study involving patients with unilateral traumatic lower-limb amputation aged over 18 years. Those with clinical decompensation or evidence of disease, trauma, or surgery in the central or peripheral nervous system were excluded. …”
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Verrucous Carcinoma of the Foot with Bone Invasion: A Case Report by C. Pempinello, A. Bova, R. Pempinello, R. Luise, G. Iannaci

“…Therefore, the patient underwent an amputation below knee, and there were no postoperative complications; the patient was able to walk with the aid of a prosthesis with no signs of recurrence. …”
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Acute Popliteal Artery Occlusion after Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty by Ryu Tsujimoto, Tomoyuki Matsumoto, Koji Takayama, Yohei Kawakami, Masato Kamimura, Takehiko Matsushita, Ryosuke Kuroda, Masahiro Kurosaka

“…Revascularization was achieved via bypass grafting and amputation was narrowly avoided despite time lag after symptom onset to revascularization. …”
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Organ-Preserving Surgery for Penile Carcinoma by Francisco E. Martins, Raul N. Rodrigues, Tomé M. Lopes

“…Penile carcinoma has traditionally been treated by either surgical amputation or radical radiotherapy, both associated with devastating anatomical, functional, and psychological impact on the patient's life. …”
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Long-term Outcome of Vascularized Fibular Bone Graft Reconstruction for Upper Limb Osteosarcoma: A Case Report by Revanth Thiruvarul Selvan, Gutta Charith, Viveksheel Bhatti, Gopinath Menon

“…In older days, the mainstay treatment was used to be amputation of the affected extremity. But nowadays, limb salvage procedures with biological reconstruction are done due to their better long-term outcomes. …”
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Clinical Effect of Revascularization Strategies and Pharmacologic Treatment on Long-Term Results in Patients with Advanced Peripheral Artery Disease with TASC C and D Femoropoplite... by Chiu-Yang Lee

“…The endpoints included the events of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and lower-extremity amputation (LEA), 3-year primary patency, and 3-year amputation-free survival (AFS). …”
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Development of Phantom Limb Pain after Femoral Nerve Block by Sadiah Siddiqui, Anthony N. Sifonios, Vanny Le, Marc E. Martinez, Jean D. Eloy, Andrew G. Kaufman

“…Historically, phantom limb pain (PLP) develops in 50–80% of amputees and may arise within days following an amputation for reasons presently not well understood. …”
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Osseointegrated Transcutaneous Device for Amputees: A Pilot Large Animal Model by Brian T. Grisez, Andrew E. Hanselman, Karim W. Boukhemis, Trapper A. J. Lalli, Brock A. Lindsey

“…Traditional above-the-knee amputation prosthetics utilize a stump-socket interface that is well-known for skin/socket problems, sitting difficulty, disuse osteopenia, and increased work of ambulation. …”
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Main Comorbidities and Complications in Type 2 Diabetic Patients from Two Different Perspectives by Diana Serret López, Armando Rodríguez Salvá, Addys María Díaz Piñera, Maritza Benítez Martínez, Geominia Maldonado Cantillo

“…Peripheral neuropathy and amputation are more common in men and those under 65 years of age, and cerebrovascular disease in women and people 65 years of age and older.…”
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