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Amputation
Amputation is the removal of an extremity (for example, an arm or a leg) either surgically, as a result of infection, diabetes, vascular disease, cancer and other diseases, or through trauma, such as in accidents.
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Reviewed October 2011
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| Title: | Pharmacologic interventions for treating phantom limb pain |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Various medications have been tried in phantom limb pain but good treatment continues to be unsatisfactory. Whether opioids, N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists (e.g. ketamine, memantine, dextromethorphan), anticonvulsants, antidepressants,... |
| Date: | Oct 2011 |
| Title: | Patient education for preventing diabetic foot ulceration |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Foot ulcers (open sores) are common in people with diabetes, especially those with problems in the nerves (peripheral neuropathy) and/or the blood supply to their legs (peripheral vascular disease). People with ulcers due to diabetes sometimes need an a... |
| Date: | Mar 2010 |
| Title: | Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for phantom pain and stump pain following amputation in adults |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Amputee pain may present in a body part that has been amputated (phantom pain) or at the site of amputation (stump pain), or both. Phantom pain and stump pain are complex conditions and affect up to 80% of amputees. The underlying causes are not fully u... |
| Date: | Feb 2010 |
| Title: | Phantom limb pain |
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| Publisher: | Virtual Medical Centre.com |
| Description: | Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of phantom limb pain by professional health specialists. |
| Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Title: | Physical Disabilities |
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| Publisher: | HealthInsite Topic Page |
| Description: | Links to information about physical disabilities. |
| Date: | Sep 2008 |
| Title: | Type of incision for below knee amputation |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Below knee amputation may be necessary for people with critical limb ischaemia caused by advanced vascular disease or diabetic foot infection (sepsis) where no other treatment option is possible. Keeping the knee joint gives a better chance of walking u... |
| Date: | Jul 2008 |
| Title: | Prescription of prosthetic ankle-foot mechanisms after lower limb amputation |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | There are many different prosthetic ankle-foot mechanisms available. When prescribing a prosthesis, the goal is to help individuals with a lower limb amputation return to their place in society, participating in activities that are important to them. Th... |
| Date: | Jul 2006 |
| Title: | Lower limb amputees - how podiatry can help |
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| Publisher: | Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW) |
| Description: | If your amputation was due to vascular disease or diabetes, this document provides information on how to care for your remaining limb. |
| Date: | Jul 1998 |
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