Amputation WisdomCard™
Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Amputation and compiled helpful research notes below.
- Wikipedia: Amputation | Phantom Pain
en.wikipedia.org - Phantom Pain
- Health A to Z: Amputation healthatoz.com - Amputation
- NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital: Amputation nyp.org - Amputation
- Vascular Web: What is Amputation vascularweb.org - What is Amputation
- A.D.A.M. (via MedHelp): Amputation medhelp.org - Amputation
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Research Notes on Amputation
Traumatic amputation is the loss of a body part -- usually a finger, toe, arm, or leg-- that occurs as the result of an accident or trauma.
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Latest Headlines on Amputation
What is Amputation?
- University of Virginia Health System: What is Amputation
- MedicineNet: Amputation
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand: Amputation of the Hand or Finger and Prosthetics
- WebMD: Definition of Amputation
- NetWellness: Amputation Overview
- A.D.A.M (via NetWellness): Amputation - traumatic
What Are The Reasons for Amputation?
- Wikipedia: Types of Amputations | Reasons for Amputation
- Think Quest: Types of Amputations
- Lancaster General: Reasons for Amputation
- Amputee Coalition of America: Frequently Asked Questions
What Are The Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Amputation?
- Wikipedia: After Effects of Amputations
- A.D.A.M (via MedlinePlus): Considerations | Image
- Vascular: Risks of Amputation Surgery
- Answers: Amputation Risks
- Ohio State University Medical Center: Phantom Pain
- Healthwise (via WebMD): Emergency Care for an Accidental Amputation
Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Amputation
- YouTube: Amputation
- CNET Networks: Diabetic foot disease: How are amputations performed?
- MayoClinic: Amputation and diabetes: How to protect your feet
- NetWellness: Double leg amputation above the knee | Soon to be an amputee
- Reach: Frequently Asked Questions for New Parents
- Farabloc: Phantom Pain Testimonials
Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Amputation
- HealthBoard: Amputation
- AboveKneeAmputee: Amputation or Not?
- CancerCompass: Amputation
- The Amputee Newswire: Amputee Online Forum
Controversy and Lawsuits about Amputation
- OSHA: Amputation Fact Sheet
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Amputation
- PubMed: Search: Amputation
- The New England Journal of Medicine: An Analysis of Outcomes of Reconstruction or Amputation after Leg-Threatening Injuries
- Journal of American Medicine Association: Lower Extremity Amputation Episodes Among Persons With Diabetes | Disparities in Diabetes-Related Amputations
- British Medical Journal: Amputation: Surgical Practice and Patient Management
- Annals of Internal Medicine: Risk Factors for Amputation in Diabetics
Foundations and Support Groups on Amputation
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- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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