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  1. Lower extremity amputation - UpToDate

    Mar 4, 2025 · The indications and techniques for lower extremity amputation, postoperative care, complications, and outcomes are reviewed. Techniques for performing lower extremity amputation …

  2. Techniques for lower extremity amputation - UpToDate

    Jan 3, 2025 · The techniques for major amputation and foot amputations are reviewed here. The indications for lower extremity amputation, preoperative and postoperative care, complications, and …

  3. Tarsometatarsal (Lisfranc) joint complex injuries - UpToDate

    Jul 24, 2025 · Lisfranc described an amputation through the TMT joint line in a soldier who had suffered a midfoot injury during a fall from his horse [1]. The presentation, diagnosis, and management of …

  4. Surgical management of severe lower extremity injury

    Mar 4, 2024 · Patients with a severely crushed extremity, traumatic amputation or near-amputation who have destruction of the tissues distal to the injury, mangled stump, excess intervening tissue loss, or …

  5. Technique of ray amputation - UpToDate

    © 2023 UpToDate, Inc. and/or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Technique of ray amputation

  6. Severe lower extremity injury in the adult patient - UpToDate

    Aug 28, 2024 · It is distinguished from primary amputation, which is the removal of the limb during initial operative management, and secondary amputation, which is the removal of the limb following …

  7. Diabetic foot infection, including osteomyelitis: Clinical ...

    Jul 2, 2024 · INTRODUCTION Diabetic foot infections are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality [1]. Important risk factors for diabetic foot infections include neuropathy, peripheral vascular …

  8. 下肢截肢术的技术 - UpToDate

    引言 下肢截肢术是为了切除缺血、感染或坏死的组织或者无法局部切除的肿瘤,有可能挽救生命。大部分患者行下肢截肢术是因为下肢缺血 (外周动脉疾病、栓塞)和糖尿病,其次是肢体创伤,余下的是因为 …

  9. Foot evaluation in people with diabetes mellitus - UpToDate

    Dec 19, 2025 · Complications and associated risks — Diabetic foot ulcers are frequently complicated by infection and lead to high rates of hospitalization and lower extremity amputation.

  10. Distal phalanx fractures - UpToDate

    Aug 11, 2025 · Comprehensive guide to diagnosing, treating, and managing distal phalanx fractures, including clinical features, imaging techniques, and evidence-based management strategies.