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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Endovascular recanalization of infra-popliteal TASC C and TASC D lesions in patients with critical limb-threatening ischemia: a single-center experience by Mehmet Koray Akkan, Ali Can Yalçın, Tolga Zeydanlı, Fatih Öncü, Erhan Turgut Ilgıt, Ahmet Baran Önal, Mustafa Hakan Zor, Abdullah Özer

“…Patients with at least 1 year of follow-up data were included in the study, and if applicable their 3-year results were evaluated in terms of primary patency, absence of amputation, amputation-free survival, and overall survival. …”
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Predicting prosthetic gait and the effects of induced stiff-knee gait. by Gilmar F Santos, Eike Jakubowitz, Christof Hurschler

“…In summary, we demonstrated that the method applied in this study could predict gait alterations due to amputation of the lower limb or due to imposed SKG.…”
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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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Case Report: Winkelmann hip rotationplasty as a last-resort solution by Robin Evrard, Othmane Miri, Valérie Lacroix, Pierre-Louis Docquier, Thomas Schubert

“…BackgroundRotationplasty, an invasive surgery, serves as an alternative to amputation in pediatric orthopedic oncology. It is currently applied in broader cases (e.g., infection, trauma, or malignant tumors). …”
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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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DIAMACC: protocol of a prospective diagnostic accuracy study of the maximal systolic acceleration to detect peripheral arterial disease in patients with diabetes-related foot ulcer... by Jaap Hamming, Siem Willems, Abbey Schepers, Jeroen J W M Brouwers

“…Introduction Foot ulcers are one of the most serious complications of diabetes, leading to significant risks on amputation and mortality. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is an important factor for the development and the outcome of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). …”
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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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Diabetic autonomic neuropathy of the gastrointestinal tract by Edwin Kuźnik, Robert Dudkowiak, Rajmund Adamiec, Elżbieta Poniewierka

“…In developed countries, it is the main cause of blindness, end-stage renal disease, and non-traumatic amputation of the lower limbs. Neuropathy is the most common chronic complication of diabetes. …”
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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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Opening Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy with Combined Use of Patient-Specific 3D-Printed Plates and Taylor Spatial Frame for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis by Desheng Duan, Yang Cao, Renzeng Li, Guohui Wang, Yongfei Zhang, Kui Xiang, Yanli Hu, Yiqun Li, Peng Peng, Pan Zhang, Xianzhe Liu

“…The bony union at bone amputation was achieved in 3 months after surgery, and the pain symptoms were significantly alleviated or disappeared. …”
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Limb Regeneration in Amphibians: Immunological Considerations by Anthony L. Mescher, Anton W. Neff

“…This includes the role of the nerves and wound epithelium, but also covers the inflammatory effects of the amputation trauma and their importance for regenerative growth. …”
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Descriptions anatomiques et hypothèses étiologiques des déformations des mains et des pieds observées chez les chimpanzés de Sebitoli (Parc national de Kibale, Ouganda) by Pauline Couchoud, Marie Cibot, Emmanuelle Pouydebat, Sabrina Krief

“…Enfin, trois dernières déformations sont associées à d’autres malformations visibles et pourraient être syndromiques et d’origine congénitale : KY (amputation de doigts et fente labiale), KW (amputation de doigts, dysplasie faciale et dépigmentation) et AG (amputation d’un pied et dysplasie faciale). …”
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Incidence and Risk Factors of Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Population-Based Diabetic Foot Cohort (ADFC Study)—Two-Year Follow-Up Study by Leila Yazdanpanah, Hajieh Shahbazian, Iraj Nazari, Hamid Reza Arti, Fatemeh Ahmadi, Seyed Ehsan Mohammadianinejad, Bahman Cheraghian, Saeed Hesam

“…Independent risk factors of DFU development were previous history of DFU or amputation, insulin consumption, gender, distal neuropathy, and foot deformity. …”
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