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Traumatic Amputations Summary
815 words, approx. 3 pages
Traumatic amputation is the accidental severing of some or all of a body part. A complete amputation totally detaches a limb or appendage from the rest of the body. In a partial amputation, some soft tissue remains attached to the site. Traumatic...
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Amputation Summary
581 words, approx. 2 pages
Amputation is the intentional surgical removal of a limb or body part. It is performed to remove diseased tissue or to relieve pain. Amputation is performed to remove tissue that no longer has an adequate blood supply; to remove malignant tumors; and...
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Amputation Summary
479 words, approx. 2 pages
Amputation—cutting off all or part of a leg or arm—has been practiced since earliest times, but only out of desperation in cases of crushed or mangled limbs. It was a desperate measure because the patient was highly likely to die from...
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Amputation Information
1,889 words, approx. 6 pages
Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a...


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The Washington Post
Amputating NASA
04/07/1995: 847 words, approx. 3 pages
Nothing better captures the decay of the Clinton presidency from the change-friendly, innovative liberalism promised in 1992 to the reactionary liberalism of today, determined to defend the welfare state at all cost, than Clinton's newest "reinventing government" initiative. Unveiled late last month, it promises...
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Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development
Traumatic Amputations Summit
03/01/2004: 373 words, approx. 1 pages
As part of Veterans Health Administration's (VHA's) overall response to the increase in traumatic amputations resulting from the current military conflicts, Office of Research and Development (ORD) has issued a series of new solicitations for research efforts aimed at improving the quality and outcomes...
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AP News
Special teams fight diabetic amputations
10/1/2007: 795 words, approx. 3 pages
A stubbed toe can lead to having your foot amputated? It can if you're a longtime diabetic. And it can happen fast."Tuesday in the office, they're fine. Friday, they're in the emergency room with gangrene in a toe," says Dr. Peter Sheehan, diabetes chief at...
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AP Features
HEALTHBEAT: 'Limb-salvage teams' fight amputations from common diabetic foot sores
10/1/2007: 795 words, approx. 3 pages
A stubbed toe can lead to having your foot amputated? It can if you're a longtime diabetic. And it can happen fast."Tuesday in the office, they're fine. Friday, they're in the emergency room with gangrene in a toe," says Dr. Peter Sheehan, diabetes chief at...
 


 

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