“It can be above the knee, below the knee , above the ... and the level of amputation. In cases where stump closure is inadequate, additional procedures like skin grafts or flap surgeries ...

White had known that amputation was a risk of Charcot's foot but had hoped the day would never come. Doctors completed a below-the-knee amputation of her right leg. At first, things were going well.

Methods: We present the case of a 64-year-old Han male with an ipsilateral transfemoral amputation who sustained a femoral ... approach for total hip arthroplasty in patients with high above-knee ...

Disarticulation through the knee has several advantages over above-knee amputation: in particular, the long end-bearing stump facilitates balance and control of the prosthesis. Disadvantages are a ...

Sepsis and necrosis of the anterior skin flap subsequently developed, and it was necessary to carry out an above-knee amputation on March 1, 1960. This stump healed uneventfully, and the patient ...

YOU MEAN FINALLY, AFTER 13 SURGERIES, THEY SAID WE CAN’T DO ANY MORE. AND THEY DID THE AMPUTATION ABOVE THE KNEE. A ROUGH VISIT WITH THE DOCTOR WAS HIS MOTIVATION. SHE GOES, OH, YOU’LL NEVER ...

The Folsom long-distance cyclist is an above-the-knee amputee. A knee injury was misdiagnosed, leading to a series of surgeries that spanned decades. After his amputation surgery, Wilkes said a ...

And that’s to do an above-the-knee amputation on your right leg.” That prospect would be tough for anyone to face. It was especially so for Svoboda, who has been a lifelong practitioner of a ...

Lower limb amputation rates caused by peripheral arterial disease are highest in the North of England Patients in the North are also more likely to have above the knee, instead of below the knee, ...