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Amputation is the removal of an extremity (arm or leg) either surgically, as a result of infection, diabetes, vascular disease, cancer and other diseases, or through trauma, such as in accidents.
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Reviewed September 2008
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Physical Disabilities
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Links to information about physical disabilities.
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Sep 2008
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Patient education for preventing diabetic foot ulceration
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Foot ulcers (open sores) are common in people with diabetes, especially those with problems in the nerves (peripheral neuropathy) and/or the blood supply to their legs (peripheral vascular disease). People with ulcers due to diabetes will sometimes need...
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Sep 2004
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Prescription of prosthetic ankle-foot mechanisms after lower limb amputation
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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There are many different prosthetic ankle-foot mechanisms available. When prescribing a prosthesis, the goal is to help individuals with a lower limb amputation return to their place in society, participating in activities that are important to them. Th...
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Sep 2003
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Type of incision for below knee amputation
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Amputation of the leg is sometimes necessary when people have blocked arteries in their legs (from hardening of the arteries) or severe infections in the leg as a result of diabetes. Amputation below the knee provides the best chance of being able to wa...
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Sep 2003
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Lower limb amputees - how podiatry can help
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Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
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If your amputation was due to vascular disease or diabetes, this document provides information on how to care for your remaining limb.
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Jul 1998
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