Elective amputation of the toes in severe lymphedema of the lower leg: Rationale and indications

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 193-197

  Chen, Hung Chi ^a   Gharb, Bahar Bassiri ^a   Salgado, Christopher J ^b,d   Rampazzo, Antonio ^a   Xu, Enny ^a   Di Spilimbergo, Stefano Spanio ^a   Su, Syi ^a,c  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Charles procedure; Limb salvage; Lymphedema; Toes amputation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; CHARLES PROCEDURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LOWER LEG; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENCE RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOE;

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; CELLULITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; TOES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68249154909     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e31818c4ab6     Document Type: Article

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