Sentences with phrase «lower leg amputations»

BETHESDA, Md. (Nov. 15, 2012)-- Chronic wounds such as foot ulcers are a common problem for diabetics and are the cause of more than 80 percent of the lower leg amputations in these patients.

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Twenty - four percent of those affected will require a lower - leg amputation because of it.

A man missing his lower leg has gained precise control over a prosthetic limb, just by thinking about moving it — all because his unused nerves were preserved during the amputation and rerouted to his thigh where they can be used to communicate with a robotic leg.

In the most severe cases, it becomes necessary to amputate the affected foot or lower leg; diabetic wounds are the leading cause of amputations in the United States.

Rushed to a nearby hospital, Tom was subjected to multiple surgeries addressing the condition, an aortic type dissection, and its many rippled effects, which included partial kidney and lung failure, the left lower extremity ischemia, and the eventual amputation of his left leg.»

In the case of orthopedic surgeon Dr. Fettke, his offence against the Australian medical establishment was to teach his patients how to use the low carb high fat (LCHF) diet to reverse their type 2 diabetes and avoid the amputation of their feet and legs.

Current recommendations state injectable vaccines for cats should only be administered low on their legs, because if a tumor developed in this location, amputation could cure the issue.