The New England Journal of Medicine

Below-Knee Amputations in Patients with Severe Arterial Insufficiency

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 ...
Nature

Validity of an alternative anthropometric trait as cardiovascular diseases risk factor: example from individuals with traumatic lower extremity amputation

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of mortality in humans (World Health Organization, 2002). Clinicians and researchers have identified several risk factors of CVD to screen out the ...
WRIC

ECU commit Parker Byrd has below-the-knee amputation, follow-up surgery

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Incoming East Carolina University freshman Parker Byrd underwent a successful below-the-knee amputation Thursday evening, his mother announced. Byrd has now undergone eight ...
Telegram

Road to recovery after amputation is arduous, rewarding

It can happen in an instant, from a bomb or a car crash. Or it can develop over time, as disease or infection robs a limb of life-giving nutrients. But whether sudden or anticipated, life without a ...
WGHP

ECU commit Parker Byrd undergoes below-the-knee amputation

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Incoming ECU ...