Also, the boarding of this subject is framed specially in one of the main causes of amputation in the world and in a country like Colombia that for years has been submerged in a special situation of violence. It also defines different strategies from intervention for the mentioned complications...
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PC090. Risk Factors for Unplanned Readmission and Stump Complications Following Major Lower Extremity AmputationObjective: Above-knee amputations (AKAs) and below-knee amputations (BKAs) are associated with high postoperative mortality rates. In this study, we examined factors associated with 30-day, ...
Complications were found in 50 patients (32% of all patients). The following complications were seen – inflammatory changes in soft tissues and bones (12 patients, 7.7%), stump fractures (11 patients, 7%), lack of elongation effect or shortening of the prosthesis (7 patients, 4.5%), ...
Results Twenty-six foot lesions including 13 foot ulcers Wagner grade 2 or greater and 13 amputation stump ulcers were submitted to hyperbaric oxygen therapy between January 2010 and August 2012 in our Institution. Of these, 23 foot lesions completed treatment and complete epithelialization of the ...
Guillotine amputation. Illustration shows level of cut (A), end of stump (B), and revision to below-knee amputation (C). The distal tibia and fibula are then divided with a Gigli saw. Careful hemostasis of all vessels, including small vessels in the stump, is essential, lest later eleva...
They are not totally preventable.Surgical mistakes may involve insufficient shaping of the bony stump end, incorrect treatment of soft tissue, wrong decisions regarding the amputation level, insufficient treatment of nerves and wound closure under tension of soft tissue. All surgical mistakes negatively ...
stumpThe majority of patients undergoing amputation of the lower limb have peripheral vascular disease, often resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. The incidence of amputations is higher in smokers, rises with age and is higher in men than women. Furthermore, people with diabetes ...
Risk Factors for Unplanned Readmission and Stump Complications following Major Lower Extremity AmputationObjective: Above-knee amputations (AKAs) and below-knee amputations (BKAs) are associated with high postoperative mortality rates. In this study, we examined factors associated with 30-day, 90-day,...