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Last updated: 11/24/2009
BOOKS
Meier, R. H. Functional Restoration of Adults and ChildrenWith Upper Extremity Amputation. New York: Demos Medical Publishing, 2003.
Murdoch, G. and A. Bennett Wilson. A Primer on Amputations and...
Artificial Limbs. Springfield: Charles C. Thomas Pub. Ltd., 1998.
Watts, H. and M. Williams. Who Is Amelia?: Caring for Children With Limb Difference. Rosemont, IL: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1998.
PERIODICALS
Buzato, M. A., E. C. Tribulatto, S. M. Costa, W G. Zorn, and B. van Bellen. "Major amputations of the lower leg. The patients two years later."Acta Chirurgica Belgica 102 (August 2002): 248โ252.
Cull, D. L., S. M. Taylor, S. E. Hamontree, E. M. Langan, B. A. Snyder, T. M. Sullivan, and J. R. Youkey. "A reappraisal of a modified through-knee amputation in patients with peripheral vascular disease."American Journal of Surgery 182 (July 2001): 44โ48.
Gerstein, H. and D. Hunt. "Foot ulcers and amputations in diabetes."Clinical Evidence 7 (June 2002): 521โ528.
Hagberg, K. and R. Branemark. "Consequences of non-vascular trans-femoral amputation: a survey of quality of life, prosthetic use and problems."Prosthetic Orthotherapy International 25 (December 2001): 186โ194.
Kazmers, A., A. J. Perkins and L. A. Jacobs. "Major lower extremity amputation in Veterans Affairs medical centers."Annals of Vascular Surgery 14 (May 2000): 216โ222.
Oyibo, S. O., E. B. Jude, I. Tarawneh, H. C. Nguyen, D. G. Armstrong, L. B. Harkless, and A. J. Boulton. "The effects of ulcer size and site, patient's age, sex and type and duration of diabetes on the outcome of diabetic foot ulcers."Diabetic Medicine 18 (February 2001): 133โ138.
ORGANIZATIONS
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 6300 North River Road, Rosemont, Illinois 60018-4262. Phone (847) 823-7186.
American College of Surgeons. 633 N. Saint Clar st., Chicago, IL 60611-3211. (312) 202-5000.
American Diabetes Association. 1701 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311. (800) 342-2383.
National Amputation Foundation. 40 Church Street, Malverne, NY 11565. (516) 887-3600.
OTHER
Amputation Prevention Global Resource Center Page.
Cripworld Guide to Amputation.
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Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a preventative surgery for such problems. A special case is the congenital amputation, a congenital disorder, where foetal limbs have been cut off by constrictive bands. In some countries, amputation of the hands or feet is or was used as a form of punishment for people who committed crimes. Amputation has also been used as a tactic in war and acts of terrorism. In some cultures and religions, minor amputations or mutilations are considered a ritual accomplishment. Unlike many non-mammalian animals (such as lizards that shed their tails), once removed, human extremities do not grow back. A transplant or a prosthesis is the only option for recovering the loss.
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New procedures like minimally invasive procedures are often subject to scrutiny, but I think that one of the biggest problems facing these innovative procedures is for people to understand exactly what we do.
-Dr. Michael Perry, Laser Spine institute
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