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  1. xmlghr-summaries.xml 
    https://medlineplus.gov/download/ghr-summaries.xml
    ... lips, or fingers, which may lead to spontaneous amputation of the affected area. In addition, people with ... sores and infections. If these complications are severe, amputation of the affected areas may be required.</html: ...
  2. Penile Cancer Treatment (PDQ®) - PDQ Cancer Information Summaries - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK65943
    ... of normal tissue. Equivalent therapeutic options include: Penile amputation.[ 3 ] Radiation therapy (i.e., external-beam radiation ... clinically uninvolved (negative) lymph nodes in conjunction with amputation is often used for patients with poorly differentiated ...
  3. Diabetic Foot | MedlinePlus 
    https://medlineplus.gov/diabeticfoot.html
    ... get better with treatment, you may need an amputation . This is a surgery to cut off your ... Institutes of Health) Also in Spanish Living With Amputation and Diabetes: How to Protect Your Feet (Mayo ...
  4. Discussion - Platelet-Rich Plasma for Wound Care in the Medicare Population - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK575946
    ... changes were found in terms of wound infection, amputation, wound recurrence, or hospitalization. In patients with lower ... to increase the risk of subsequent lower extremity amputation. Unfortunately, complete wound healing is hard to accomplish ...
  5. Search Results, Study Design, Arm Details, Baseline Characteristics, and Risk of Bias Assessments - Prehabilitation and ... 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK575304
    ... major coexisting physical impairments such as hemiplegia or amputation; and unable to perform a home exercise program ... intraoperative complication, revision arthroplasty, RA, (6) lower extremity amputation, a malignant tumor. NB. Knee population reported here ...
  6. Fractures (complex): assessment and management - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK555104
    ... the decision whether to perform limb salvage or amputation on an injury severity tool score. [2016] 1.2.24. Perform emergency amputation when: a limb is the source of uncontrollable ...
  7. Findings - Skin Substitutes for Treating Chronic Wounds - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK554222
    ... study enrolled individuals with Charcot foot and partial amputation. 48 Ten (77%) studies had more than a ... durability of healed wounds) Wound infection Need for amputation Need for hospitalization (frequency and duration) Return to ...
  8. How a prosthetic ankle improves balance control | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...c-ankle-improves-balance-control
    ... in the United States are living with an amputation, with lower-limb amputations being the most common. Many people choose to ... part of the limb that remains after an amputation) or based on other signals from the body. ...
  9. Readmissions to U.S. Hospitals by Procedure, 2010 - Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Statistical Briefs - ... 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK154387
    ... For example, 22.8 percent of patients undergoing amputation of a lower extremity; 19.1 percent of ... tubes) to a high of 22.8 percent (amputation of a lower extremity). The most frequent procedures ...
  10. Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type II - GeneReviews® - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK49247
    ... promote ulcerations and infections that result in spontaneous amputation of digits or the need for surgical amputation. Osteomyelitis is common. Painless fractures can complicate the ...
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