References

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2 Berlet GC, Pokabla C, Serynek P. An Alternative Technique for the Ertl Osteomyoplasty. Foot & Ankle International. 2009;30(5):443-446. doi:10.3113/FAI-2009-0443

3 Ferris, Abbie & Christiansen, Cory & Heise, Gary & Hahn, David & Smith, Jeremy. (2017). Ertl and Non-Ertl amputees exhibit functional biomechanical differences during the sit-to-stand task. Clinical Biomechanics. 44. 1-6. 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2017.02.010.

4 Taylor BC, Poka A. Osteomyoplastic Transtibial Amputation: The Ertl Technique. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2016 Apr;24(4):259-65. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-15-00026. PMID: 26881327.

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8 Complications of Stump Healing Among Diabetic Population - Diyabetik Populasyonda Güdük Yarası Komplikasyonları

9 Imaging of the Painful Lower Limb Stump -- Philippe Henrot, MD • Joseph Stines, MD • Frédéric Walter, MD  Noel Martinet, MD • Jean Paysant, MD • Alain Blum, MD

10 https://www.oandplibrary.org/  - digital resource foundation

11 https://www.physio-pedia.com/Complications_Post_Amputation -

12 Amputation rates of the lower limb by amputation level – observational study  using German national hospital discharge data from 2005 to 2015

13 Lower Limb Amputation Rates in Germany

14 International Variations in Amputation Practice: A VASCUNET Report

15 Geographic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Major Lower Extremity Amputation Rates in Metropolitan Areas Alexander C. Fanaroff MD, MHS alexander.

16 Incidence of lower limb amputation in people with and without diabetes: a nationwide 5-year cohort study in Japan

17 https://youtu.be/lRtzom2jVTY?si=R6DkqpsV4cKiVJG1  - clinical study presentation keep walking implant

18 Prosthesis satisfaction in lower limb amputees

19 Global trends in diabetes complications a review of current evidence

20 Comparison of functional outcome and patient satisfaction between patients with socket prosthesis and patients treated with transcutaneous osseointegrated prosthetic systems (TOPS) after transfemoral amputation

21 Life Expectancy and Mortality After Lower Extremity Amputation

22 OPUS Functional score - https://www.sralab.org/rehabilitation-measures/orthotics-prosthetics-users-survey

23 PEQ - Prostheses Evaluation Questionarie.pdf

24 Hsu JE, Keenan MA. Current review of heterotopic ossification. UPOJ 2010; 20: 126-130

25 What Risk Factors Predict Recurrence of Heterotopic Ossification After Excision in Combat-related Amputations?

26 Lower Extremity Amputations in Persons with and without Diabetes in Italy: 2001–2010

27 Skin Problems of the Stump in Lower Limb Amputees 1. A ClinicalStudy

External resources

https://www.physio-pedia.com/Amputations - general free access description of amputation occurrence

https://osseointegration.org/ - a different way in addressing the same problem - trans-cutaneous implant

http://implantekeepwalking.es/en/ - intra-cutaneous implants that lead to improving distal loading in AK amputees

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/21599-amputation - amputation info from one of the leading clinics in USA