Sentences with phrase «number of amputations»
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Associate Professor Bryan Fry of UQ's School of Biological Sciences said cobras were killers in Africa and Asia, and caused crippling social and economic burdens through the number of survivors who needed amputations due to the snake's flesh - eating venom.
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A number of them had traumatic amputations.
The approach, based on Nobel - Prize winning techniques, could illuminate the illness, in which muscles and tendons progressively turn into bone, and addresses the similar destructive process that afflicts a growing number of veterans who have suffered blast injuries — including traumatic amputations or injuries to the brain and nervous system.
A number of these cases involved amputations, heart worm treatment or other serious injuries; a couple of these sweeties crossed the Rainbow Bridge but not without us trying and being surrounded by love.
Declawing is illegal in a growing number of cities in the U.S., and many veterinarians will not declaw knowing it is amputation of the claws and the whole phalanx, including bones, ligaments, and tendons!
A fair number of patients may be poor candidates for amputation, due to complicating factors such as severe degenerative joint disease, significant obesity, and multiple tumor sites, or because of owner reluctance for this radical procedure.
For example, people with diabetes are at risk for a number of adverse health consequences, such as blindness, kidney failure, diabetic foot ulcers, or the amputation of a limb due to negligent treatment.
It (Thompsons) is handling a substantial number of claims involving catastrophic injuries (including cerebral palsy, amputations and brain injuries) and acts for some of the most influential trade unions in the country.
When you factor in the incidence of other catastrophic injuries such as burns, amputations and spinal cord injuries the number of victims impacted is staggering.
A number of injuries, from an infected wound to a collapsed building, can result in an amputation.