"Amputation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The removal of a limb or other appendage or outgrowth of the body. (Dorland, 28th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D000671
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.555.080
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Amputation" by people in Profiles.
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Lower resource utilization for patients with healed diabetic foot ulcers during participation in a prevention program with foot temperature monitoring. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2020 10; 8(1).
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The Contemporary Safety and Effectiveness of Lower Extremity Bypass Surgery and Peripheral Endovascular Interventions in the Treatment of Symptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease. Circulation. 2015 Nov 24; 132(21):1999-2011.
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Lower-limb amputation and body weight changes in men. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2015; 52(2):159-70.
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Weight loss intention, dietary behaviors, and barriers to dietary change in veterans with lower extremity amputations. Disabil Health J. 2015 Jul; 8(3):325-35.
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Assessment of multimodality therapy use for extremity sarcoma in the United States. J Surg Oncol. 2014 Apr; 109(5):395-404.
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Body mass index patterns following dysvascular lower extremity amputation. Disabil Rehabil. 2013 Jul; 35(15):1269-75.
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Preferences for type 2 diabetes health states among adolescents with or at risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Pediatr Diabetes. 2011 Dec; 12(8):724-32.
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Triglycerides and amputation risk in patients with diabetes: ten-year follow-up in the DISTANCE study. Diabetes Care. 2011 Mar; 34(3):635-40.
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The linear cutting stapler may reduce surgical time and blood loss with muscle transection: a pilot study. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2009 Nov; 467(11):2859-64.
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Trends in rehabilitation after amputation for geriatric patients with vascular disease: implications for future health resource allocation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2002 Oct; 83(10):1389-93.