It is aimed primarily at orthopaedic and trauma surgeons, but also contains references to dysvascular patients, as this is the primary cause of lower limb amputation in the UK. The different aspects of rehabilitation after an amputation will be presented using the World Health Organization's ...
Peripheral arterial disease, which is caused by a build-up of fatty deposits in the arteries to the legs, restrictsblood supplyand can be a debilitating condition. Major amputation of the lower limb is reserved as a treatment of last resort when other options do not exist or have failed. ...
Aims/hypothesis The study aimed to explore the variation in recorded incidence of lower limb amputation in England. Methods The incidences of amputations in adults with and without diabetes were determined from hospital episode statistics over 3 years to 31 March 2010 and compared between the 151 ...
In our case, the patient suffered from bilateral lower limb amputation caused by severe necrotizing infection after the competition. Thus, soft-tissue infection is also an important issue for ultramarathon runners and medical service providers from ultramarathon associations. 展开 关键词:...
Lower limb amputation (LLA) secondary to vascular disease is associated with a 30 day mortality as high as 17%. Patients presenting for LLA have significan... M Helen,D Gerard - 《Continuing Education in Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain》 被引量: 3发表: 2011年 Outcome of lower extremity ...
Types of lower limb amputationAmputation is performed at a number of different levels (see Figure 1). The most common continues to be the trans-tibial level, accounting for almost half of all referrals to the prosthetic services in the UK [4]. Determining the ideal level of amputation for ...
The aim of this study was to describe leisure activities, leisure satisfaction and constraints on participation in leisure following a unilateral lower limb amputation due to vascular disease. This study used a mixed-method approach where 15 individuals with lower limb amputation completed the individual...
摘要: Authors review 1360 lower limb amputations for ischemic gangrene. The incidence of postoperative malignant edema of the stump was found to be 0.2 to 0.4%, and the distribution was favourable to encourage amputating surgeons to choose possibly distal levels even in case of vascular disease....
Lower limb amputation does not affect only physical and psychological functioning but the use of a prosthetic device can also lead to increased cognitive demands. Measuring cognitive load objectively is challenging, and therefore, most studies use questionnaires that are easy to apply but can suffer ...
How is Major Lower Limb Amputation abbreviated? MLLA stands for Major Lower Limb Amputation. MLLA is defined as Major Lower Limb Amputation very rarely.