TY - JOUR
T1 - Extremity amputations
T2 - principles, techniques, and recent advances
AU - Morris, Carol D.
AU - Potter, Benjamin K.
AU - Athanasian, Edward A.
AU - Lewis, Valerae O.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - It is estimated that approximately 1.7 million Americans are living with the loss of a limb, and this number is expected to nearly double by 2050. The most common reasons for amputation include vascular compromise, trauma, cancer, and congenital deformities. Orthopaedic surgeons are often called on to manage patients requiring an amputation or those with amputation-related conditions. It is helpful to review the principles and techniques for performing lower and upper limb amputations, with a focus on common complications and how to avoid them and to be familiar with recent advances in prosthetic design and management of a residual limb.
AB - It is estimated that approximately 1.7 million Americans are living with the loss of a limb, and this number is expected to nearly double by 2050. The most common reasons for amputation include vascular compromise, trauma, cancer, and congenital deformities. Orthopaedic surgeons are often called on to manage patients requiring an amputation or those with amputation-related conditions. It is helpful to review the principles and techniques for performing lower and upper limb amputations, with a focus on common complications and how to avoid them and to be familiar with recent advances in prosthetic design and management of a residual limb.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84938698584&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Review article
C2 - 25745899
AN - SCOPUS:84938698584
SN - 0065-6895
VL - 64
SP - 105
EP - 117
JO - Instructional course lectures
JF - Instructional course lectures
ER -