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Syme amputation for the treatment of fibular deficiency. An evaluation of long-term physical and psychological functional status.
Birch JG, Walsh SJ, Small JM, Morton A, Koch KD, Smith C, Cummings D, Buchanan R. Birch JG, et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1999 Nov;81(11):1511-8. doi: 10.2106/00004623-199911000-00002. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1999. PMID: 10565642
BACKGROUND: Syme amputation is an accepted treatment for fibular deficiency. With improvement in limb-lengthening procedures, there has been renewed interest in limb salvage for these patients. ...On psychological testing, this group generally did not differ from th …
BACKGROUND: Syme amputation is an accepted treatment for fibular deficiency. With improvement in limb-lengthening procedures, …
Adult outcomes following amputation or lengthening for fibular deficiency.
Walker JL, Knapp D, Minter C, Boakes JL, Salazar JC, Sanders JO, Lubicky JP, Drvaric DM, Davids JR. Walker JL, et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009 Apr;91(4):797-804. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.G.01297. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009. PMID: 19339563
The only significant difference between treatment groups shown by the Quality of Life Questionnaire was in the scores on the Job Satisfiers content scale, with the amputees scoring better than the patients treated with lengthening (p=0.015). ...They al …
The only significant difference between treatment groups shown by the Quality of Life Questionnaire was in the scores o …