Amputation

Amputation of leg. Figure A: After the surgeon creates two flaps of skin and tissue, the muscle is cut and the main artery and veins of the femur bone are exposed. Figure B: The surgeon severs the main artery and veins.
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Amputation - traumatic
Definition:
Traumatic amputation is the loss of a body part -- usually a finger, toe, arm, or leg-- that occurs as the result of an accident or trauma.
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Amputation
What is amputation?
Amputation is the loss of all or part of a limb. You may lose something as small as your fingertip or as large as an entire leg.
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Amputation is a surgery to remove a limb or part of a limb. Amputation can also happen as an accident, which is called a traumatic amputation.
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Amputation Repair
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Clitoral amputation: A surgical procedure in which all or part of the clitoris and sometimes also the labia are removed. Clitoral amputation is a form of female circumcision (female genital mutilation). Also called clitorectomy or clitoridectomy.
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Amputation through the upper thigh (above knee amputation) is the standard means of treating distal femoral osteosarcomas.
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Amputation
Surgical removal of a limb or part of a limb. People with diabetes may be at increased risk for gangrene due to diabetes-related nerve damage in the legs and feet.
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Amputation
Dead body tissue must be removed to prevent the infection spreading to surrounding areas. This can result in gangrenous fingers or toes being amputated.
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The surgical removal of a limb or other appendage because of damage by trauma or as a treatment for a variety of potentially life-threatening ailments.
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Postamputation pain
Persistent, severe phantom limb pain in a minority of patients.
Peripheral nerves and their central projections ...
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Limb amputation from amniotic band (disruption sequence)
Club foot
Home Care:
Consult your health care provider.
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In fact, amputation, heart attack and stroke all stem from the same artery-damaging process, which promotes the buildup of fatty plaques. When the damage affects the major arteries, the result may be a heart attack or stroke.
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Osteosarcoma is treated by surgical removal of the cancerous bone tissue and usually requires the amputation of the affected limb.
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It can cover anything from traction to amputation, hand reconstruction to spinal fusion or joint replacements. They also treat broken bones, strains and sprains, and dislocations.
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Between 70% and 90% of osteosarcomas in the limbs can be treated with limb-sparing surgery and chemotherapy so that amputation is not necessary. When osteosarcoma affects only one limb, the long-term survival rate is 60% to 75%.
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Unless people are very careful to keep their hands and feet warm in the cold and to exercise the affected area of their body, severe cases can lead to tissue death (necrosis) and amputation. The disease is extremely rare among nonsmokers.
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High levels of blood glucose (sugar) put people who have diabetes at risk for heart disease, stroke, amputation, and eye and kidney problems.
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If left untreated, gangrene can develop, and in severe cases, may potentially result in the amputation of a toe, foot, or leg ...
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Bad circulation causes numerous problems, ranging from persistently cold feet, slow skin healing, Raynaud's disease and 5 peripheral vascular disease (PVT) which can even lead to limb amputation.
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Air-Limb Device provides graduated sequential compression to protect and control edema following lower extremity amputation; designed for immediate postoperative use. Mfg/Source: Aircast, Inc. - 02/27/2000.
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If the freezing is not too severe, blisters can appear over the damaged area a day or so after the frostbite incident. In the most severe cases, blistering does not occur. In these cases, surgery -- including amputation of permanently damaged areas ...
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Excision of the diseased portions of the body may be necessary and, in advanced involvement, amputation of the part.
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high blood sugar can damage the eyes (diabetic retinopathy), kidneys (diabetic nephropathy), nerves (diabetic neuropathy), heart (leading to heart attacks), and blood vessels (leading to strokes, peripheral arterial disease, and possibly amputation).
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