SURGICAL opinion varies widely as to the advisability of performing below-knee amputations in limbs that exhibit diminished circulation at the level of amputation. It has been shown that below-knee ...

The number of people in Ukraine requiring amputations since Russia's invasion has risen to levels not seen since World War I, according to The Wall St Journal. Russia's heavy use of missiles and ...

Better resource allocation and targeted programs will be needed to help vulnerable hospitals combat the trend.

SEATTLE — Control of blood glucose levels at 7% Hb1AC or under was found to be a positive predictor for a transmetatarsal amputation healing successfully in patients with diabetes mellitus, according ...

(HealthDay)—Lower socioeconomic status and Black race are associated with higher rates of major lower-extremity amputation in patients with peripheral artery disease, even in metropolitan areas, ...

USA: A new US analysis highlights widening disparities in major lower-extremity amputations among patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). More than 40% of amputations occurred in ...

Amputation rates for patients with peripheral artery disease, or PAD, have long been higher in rural America than in cities, largely because of a lack of access to specialty care. For years, health ...

Greater increases seen in amputation rates among opioid-related hospitalizations at the national level and in Northeast, West census regions. (HealthDay News) — Among opioid-related and ...