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Decreases in nontraumatic lower-extremity amputation have plateaued in recent years among adults with end-stage renal disease and diabetes

Decline in Nontraumatic Lower-Extremity Amputation Slowing

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Decline in NLEA among patients with end-stage renal disease with diabetes stabilized since 2013
Lower socioeconomic status is associated with an increased risk for above-knee amputation after periprosthetic joint infection of the knee

Poverty Ups Risk for Amputation After Knee Replacement

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No racial or sex disparities seen for risk for amputation after periprosthetic joint infections
For patients with a distal single finger or three or more digits amputated

Digital Replantation Seems Better Than Revision Amputation

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Replantation recommended when three or more digits amputated, for distal single-finger amputation
Peripheral nerve blockade with regular local anesthetic and liposomal bupivacaine is associated with lower oral morphine equivalent use at 72 hours after major lower extremity amputation

Peripheral Nerve Block May Cut Opioid Use After Amputation

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Peripheral nerve block helps improve pain control after major lower extremity amputation
Nearly one in 10 patients with end-stage renal disease undergoes lower-extremity amputation in their last year of life

Leg Amputation in ESRD Patients Should Prompt Palliative Care Discussion

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Lower-extremity amputation signals poor prognosis with end-stage renal disease
By triggering sensory stimulation

Studies Promising for Sensory Feedback for Hand Prostheses

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Restoration of proprioception seen in two transradial amputees; detection of slipping in hand amputee
Use of primary targeted muscle reinnervation can prevent or reduce pain in below-the-knee amputees

Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Can Reduce Phantom Limb Pain

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Authors report reduction in pain and no symptomatic neuromas in 22 below-the-knee amputees
For patients with critical limb ischemia

Revascularization Beats Amputation for Limb Ischemia

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Similar long-term survival, costs for endovascular and surgical revascularization procedures
A Wisconsin man had his lower legs and hands amputated after developing a rare blood infection caused by bacteria in dog saliva.

Dog’s Saliva Caused Bacterial Infection Leading to Amputations

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Patient probably contracted infection from being licked by his dog
There is a high risk of postoperative mortality among patients undergoing lower-limb amputation

High Risk of Death After Major Diabetes-Related Amputations

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Risk of postoperative death varies by demographic subgroup