 Limb Salvage
"Limb Salvage" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An alternative to amputation in patients with neoplasms, ischemia, fractures, and other limb-threatening conditions. Generally, sophisticated surgical procedures such as vascular surgery and reconstruction are used to salvage diseased limbs.
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D023821
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.100.814.603 E04.555.400 E04.680.350
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| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Limb Salvage" by people in Profiles.
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Nooromid MJ, Thomas MA, Yoon DY, Eskandari MK, Peabody TD, Rodriguez HE. Outcomes of Sarcoma Resections Requiring Vascular Surgical Assistance: A Single-Center Experience. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2020 Oct; 54(7):579-585.
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Portney DA, Bi AS, Christian RA, Butler BA, Peabody TD. Outcomes of Expandable Prostheses for Primary Bone Malignancies in Skeletally Immature Patients: A Systematic Review and Pooled Data Analysis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 Jul; 40(6):e487-e497.
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Shelby RD, Suarez-Kelly LP, Yu PY, Hughes TM, Ethun CG, Tran TB, Poultsides G, King DM, Bedi M, Mogal H, Clarke C, Tseng J, Roggin KK, Chouliaras K, Votanopoulos K, Krasnick BA, Fields RC, Pollock RE, Howard JH, Cardona K, Grignol V. Neoadjuvant radiation improves margin-negative resection rates in extremity sarcoma but not survival. J Surg Oncol. 2020 Jun; 121(8):1249-1258.
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Bedi M, Ethun CG, Charlson J, Tran TB, Poultsides G, Grignol V, Howard JH, Tseng J, Roggin KK, Chouliaras K, Votanopoulos K, Cullinan D, Fields RC, Cardona K, King DM. Is a Nomogram Able to Predict Postoperative Wound Complications in Localized Soft-tissue Sarcomas of the Extremity? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2020 03; 478(3):550-559.
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Shenaq DS, Beederman M, O'Connor A, Teele M, Robinson MR, Gottlieb LJ. Urban Frostbite: Strategies for Limb Salvage. J Burn Care Res. 2019 08 14; 40(5):613-619.
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Shenaq DS, Gottlieb LJ. Cold Injuries. Hand Clin. 2017 05; 33(2):257-267.
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Lammer J, Bosiers M, Deloose K, Schmidt A, Zeller T, Wolf F, Lansink W, Sauguet A, Vermassen F, Lauwers G, Scheinert D, Popma JJ, McGreevy R, Rapoza R, Schwartz LB, Jaff MR. Bioresorbable Everolimus-Eluting Vascular Scaffold for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease (ESPRIT I): 2-Year Clinical and Imaging Results. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 06 13; 9(11):1178-87.
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Chang EI, Nguyen AT, Hughes JK, Moeller J, Zhang H, Crosby MA, Skoracki RJ, Chang DW, Lewis VO, Hanasono MM. Optimization of Free-Flap Limb Salvage and Maximizing Function and Quality of Life Following Oncologic Resection: 12-Year Experience. Ann Surg Oncol. 2016 Mar; 23(3):1036-43.
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Sherman KL, Wayne JD, Chung J, Agulnik M, Attar S, Hayes JP, Laskin WB, Peabody TD, Bentrem DJ, Pollock RE, Bilimoria KY. 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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Reider B. Salvage operation. Am J Sports Med. 2013 Sep; 41(9):1995-7.
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