ALLMedicine™ Lower Extremity Amputation Center

Feb 3rd, 2023 - Virtual reality is an emerging technology with accumulating research and clinical evidence in the field of physical rehabilitation. This study aimed to systematically identify and examine the effects of virtual reality on motor function outcomes i...

Jan 31st, 2023 - To determine whether incident minor and major lower extremity amputations (LEAs) have declined in recent decades in type 2 diabetes. Participants with type 2 diabetes from the community-based Fremantle Diabetes Study Phases I (FDS1; n = 1,296, mea...

Jan 30th, 2023 - Low back pain is one of the secondary health problems that negatively affect functionality, independence and quality of life in individuals with lower extremity amputation. The prevalence of low back pain was reported to be higher in individuals w...

Jan 19th, 2023 - To investigate the influencing factors of lower limb amputation in patients with diabetic foot ulcers. Patients with diabetic foot ulcers who were hospitalised in a tertiary general hospital in Guizhou Province from January 2019 to March 2022 were...

Jan 19th, 2023 - It is important to investigate the long-term changes in walking characteristics of patients with amputation and the factors affecting walking characteristics in these patients regarding prosthesis rehabilitation. The main purpose of the study is t...

Jan 30th, 2023 - Low back pain is one of the secondary health problems that negatively affect functionality, independence and quality of life in individuals with lower extremity amputation. The prevalence of low back pain was reported to be higher in individuals w...

Jan 19th, 2023 - It is important to investigate the long-term changes in walking characteristics of patients with amputation and the factors affecting walking characteristics in these patients regarding prosthesis rehabilitation. The main purpose of the study is t...

Jan 3rd, 2023 - There are no specific criteria for chair use in patients with lower extremity amputations. The main purpose of this study is to determine the characteristics of wheelchair use in lower extremity amputee patients. In addition, it is aimed to determ...

Dec 1st, 2022 - Proprioception is defined as the ability to distinguish the position of various body parts relative to each other and the ground through the sensory system (kinesthesia) and to perceive the forces acting on these body parts. Proprioception is a fu...

Oct 27th, 2022 - Lower extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common presentation of atherosclerosis, affecting 256 million people globally. Despite its prevalence, approximately 50% of PAD patients are either undiagnosed, misdiagnosed, or get diagnosed ...

Oct 24th, 2022 - Key clinical point: Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) did not increase the risk for hospitalization for critical limb ischemia (CLI) and lower extremity amputation (LEA) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) compared with glucago.

Jun 20th, 2021 - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia topped U.S. News & World Report's 2021-2022 list for best hospitals for pediatric diabetes & endocrinology. The number two and three spots went to Boston Children's Hospital and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Me...

Mar 18th, 2021 - Risk assessment becomes more complex during a pandemic—but even more necessary. Researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University and Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Afffairs Medical Center who studied a population of veterans who underwent leg amp.

Oct 29th, 2020 - Takeaway Diuretic use was associated with an increased risk of lower extremity amputation (LEA) in insulin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, the association between LEA and diuretic use was marginally significant after adjustme...

Oct 29th, 2020 - Takeaway Diuretic use was associated with an increased risk of lower extremity amputation (LEA) in insulin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, the association between LEA and diuretic use was marginally significant after adjustme...