Amputee CoalitionNational Limb Loss Information Center
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JANUARY 2009

The NLLIC provides results of a monthly search on amputation and related topics from National Library of Medicine's PubMed© on the web. The purpose of this list is to highlight professional literature on the subject of amputation. If you would like to receive this list via email, contact Molly Moore at library@amputee-coalition.org.

Search topics include cancer, congenital limb deficiency, diabetes, dysvascular disease, outcomes research, prosthetics and orthotics, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, trauma and secondary conditions such as pain, obesity, emotional recovery, and smoking.

More resources are also available on the Amputee Coalition web site's online library, an invaluable resource for amputees, medical professionals, and others with limb loss that are seeking specific information.

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Cancer

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Congenital Limb Difference

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Diabetes

Revisional Charcot foot and ankle surgery.
Stapleton JJ, Belczyk R, Zgonis T.
Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2009 Jan;26(1):127-39.
PMID: 19121758 [PubMed - in process]
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19121758

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Dysvascular

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Multicultural

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Other

Body integrity identity disorder (BIID)--is the amputation of healthy limbs ethically justified?
Müller S.
Am J Bioeth. 2009 Jan;9(1):36-43.
PMID: 19132621 [PubMed - in process]
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19132621

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Outcomes Research

Functional outcome after redo below-knee amputation.
Stasik CN, Berceli SA, Nelson PR, Lee WA, Ozaki CK.
World J Surg. 2008 Aug;32(8):1823-6.
PMID: 18311498 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18311498

Self-delivered home-based mirror therapy for lower limb phantom pain.
Darnall BD.
Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2009 Jan;88(1):78-81.
PMID: 19096290 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19096290

The successful use of peripheral nerve blocks for femoral amputation.
Bech B, Melchiors J, Brglum J, Jensen K.
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2009 Feb;53(2):257-60.
PMID: 19175579 [PubMed - in process]
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19175579

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Pain

Low-back pain in transfemoral amputees: is there a correlation with static or dynamic leg-length discrepancy?
Morgenroth DC, Shakir A, Orendurff MS, Czerniecki JM.
Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2009 Feb;88(2):108-13.
PMID: 19169176 [PubMed - in process]
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19169176

Self-delivered home-based mirror therapy for lower limb phantom pain.
Darnall BD.
Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2009 Jan;88(1):78-81.
PMID: 19096290 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19096290

The successful use of peripheral nerve blocks for femoral amputation.
Bech B, Melchiors J, Brglum J, Jensen K.
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2009 Feb;53(2):257-60.
PMID: 19175579 [PubMed - in process]
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19175579

Training With Virtual Visual Feedback to Alleviate Phantom Limb Pain.
Mercier C, Sirigu A.
Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2009 Jan 26. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 19171946 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19171946

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Prosthetics and Orthotics

No applicable listing for this topic.

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Psychology/Emotion

Moving beyond Disability.Title in ACA Collection.
Geertzen JH.
Prosthet Orthot Int. 2008 Sep;32(3):276-81. Review.
PMID: 18609035 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18609035

Re-defining self after limb loss: a psychological perspective.Title in ACA Collection.
Grobler I.
Prosthet Orthot Int. 2008 Sep;32(3):337-44.
PMID: 18609039 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18609039

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Rehabilitation

Gait characteristics of a soldier with a traumatic hip disarticulation.
Schnall BL, Baum BS, Andrews AM.
Phys Ther. 2008 Dec;88(12):1568-77. Epub 2008 Oct 10.
PMID: 18849481 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18849481

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Secondary Conditions

Determinants of skin problems of the stump in lower-limb amputees.Title in ACA Collection.
Meulenbelt HE, Geertzen JH, Jonkman MF, Dijkstra PU.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2009 Jan;90(1):74-81.
PMID: 19154832 [PubMed - in process]
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1915483

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Surgery

Functional outcome after redo below-knee amputation.
Stasik CN, Berceli SA, Nelson PR, Lee WA, Ozaki CK.
World J Surg. 2008 Aug;32(8):1823-6.
PMID: 18311498 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18311498

Revisional Charcot foot and ankle surgery.
Stapleton JJ, Belczyk R, Zgonis T.
Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2009 Jan;26(1):127-39.
PMID: 19121758 [PubMed - in process]
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19121758

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Trauma

No applicable listing for this topic.

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