Background Traumatic amputation can result in multiple physical, psychological and socio-
economic sequalae. While there has been a significant increase in investment and public …

INTRODUCTION: Lower limb amputation (LLA) is life-changing surgery. Shorter residual
limbs are known to place greater physiological strain on patients than longer residual limbs; …

Background: Quality of life (QoL) is increasingly being recognized as an important outcome
for rehabilitation programs, and has mainly been used to compare the efficacy of …

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) after severe
open fractures on deep infection. Design: Prospective randomized study. Setting: Academic …

Objective: Our objective is to report the nature and incidence of major complications after
severe lower extremity trauma. Design: Multicenter, prospective, observational study …

This is the first report on prospective outcome for individuals treated with bone-anchored
trans-femoral amputation prostheses (OI-prostheses) using the method of osseointegration …

Gallagher P, MacLachlan M. The Trinity Amputation and Prosthesis Experience Scales and
quality of life in people with lower-limb amputation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2004; 85: 730–6 …

Purpose. To systematically review studies on quality of life (QoL) in lower limb amputees.
Method. Computerised literature search of MEDLINE, CINAHL, PUBMED and PsycINFO …

Over the last decades, the medical world has advanced dramatically in the understanding of
fracture repair. The three components needed for fracture healing are osteoconduction …

We studied the outcome and functional status of 33 patients with 34 severe open tibial
fractures (Gustilo grade IIIb and IIIc). The treatment regime consisted of radical debridement …