 Limb Salvage
"Limb Salvage" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An alternative to amputation in patients with neoplasms, ischemia, fractures, and other limb-threatening conditions. Generally, sophisticated surgical procedures such as vascular surgery and reconstruction are used to salvage diseased limbs.
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D023821
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.100.814.603 E04.555.400 E04.680.350
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Limb Salvage" by people in Profiles.
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Provance JB, Spertus JA, Jones PG, Hoffman MA, Bunte MC, Vogel TR, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen KG. Variability in 30-day major amputation rates following endovascular peripheral vascular intervention for critical limb ischemia. Vasc Med. 2022 08; 27(4):350-357.
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Hughes K, Boyd C, Oyetunji T, Tran D, Chang D, Rose D, Siram S, Cornwell E, Obisesan T. Racial/ethnic disparities in revascularization for limb salvage: an analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2014 Jul-Aug; 48(5-6):402-5.
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Hughes K, Seetahal S, Oyetunji T, Rose D, Greene W, Chang D, Cornwell E, Obisesan T. Racial/ethnic disparities in amputation and revascularization: a nationwide inpatient sample study. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2014 Jan; 48(1):34-7.
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Downing S, Ahuja N, Oyetunji TA, Chang D, Frederick WA. Disparity in limb-salvage surgery among sarcoma patients. Am J Surg. 2010 Apr; 199(4):549-53.
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