Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2018 Sep 28:18:ic21.
eCollection 2018.

Hand Amputations

Matthew P Fahrenkopf  1   2 , Nicholas S Adams  1   2 , John P Kelpin  1   2 , Viet H Do  1   2   3
Affiliations
Case Reports

Hand Amputations

Matthew P Fahrenkopf et al. Eplasty. .
No abstract available

Keywords: amputation; hand; infection; prosthetics; upper extremity.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Nonhealing left ring finger revision amputation and newly developed hand wounds.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Doppler ultrasonography report showing poor left hand perfusion. (b) Computed tomography angiography of left upper extremity demonstrating calcified arteries and diminished flow around the level of the wrist.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Doppler ultrasonography report showing poor left hand perfusion. (b) Computed tomography angiography of left upper extremity demonstrating calcified arteries and diminished flow around the level of the wrist.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Planned fish mouth incision at the mid-distal forearm (left) and distal amputated segment (right).
Figure 4
Figure 4
Amputation stump after mid-distal forearm amputation.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Dillingham TR, Pezzin LE, MacKenzie EJ. Limb amputation and limb deficiency: epidemiology and recent trends in the United States. South Med J. 2002;95(8):875–83. - PubMed
    1. Ziegler-Graham K, MacKenzie EJ, Ephraim PL, Travison TG, Brookmeyer R. Estimating the prevalence of limb loss in the United States: 2005 to 2050. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2008;89(3):422–9. - PubMed
    1. Esquenazie A. Upper limb amputation, rehabilitation, & prosthetic restoration. In: Maitin IB, Cruz E, editors. Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Chapter 27) New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2014. http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com.proxy2.cl.msu.edu/content.aspx?booki.... Accessed September 18, 2018.
    1. Ovadia SA, Askari M. Upper extremity amputations and prosthetics. Semin Plast Surg. 2015;29(1):55–61. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Trumble TE, Rayan GM, Baratz ME, Budoff JE, Slutsky DJ. Principles of Hand Surgery and Therapy. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2016.

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources