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Introduction Lower extremity amputation bears a high risk for post-surgical wound infections ( 1 ). Multi-morbid patients with diabetes-induced peripheral arterial disease represent the main subjects of major lower limb amputations ( 2 ). A
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limb. The situation in upper limb amputation, hand or forearm, is the most complex, since the hand represents the highest level of evolution with sophisticated and unique functions. Its control of 40 muscles and the involvement of a large surface of the
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metaphyseal sleeves to fill bone defects, as well as modular augmentation to preserve the joint line. Other options are an allograft–prosthesis composite, knee arthrodesis, or limb amputation. Fig. 3 Lateral radiograph of the right knee shows a rotating
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will require limb amputation. 2 Antibiotic treatment Initial empiric antibiotic treatment should be commenced as soon as the culture samples have been obtained. The antibiotic regimen should then be tailored to the results of the cultures and
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has shrunk. 23 Surgical excisions, including limb amputations, may be necessary for large pseudotumours, particularly if they erode long bones. Large abdominal pseudotumours present a special challenge in surgical management of haemophilia
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. Any discrepancies between the investigators (MK/VG) were referred to a third investigator for arbitration (BvD). Full texts of articles meeting the inclusion criteria were obtained. All studies related to limb amputation in the upper/lower extremity
