Leg Fasciotomy Research Paper

In the United States alone, 1.9 million Americans who undergone a limb amputation. The most common surgery is the below knee amputation with about half of lower-limb amputations being below limb amputations. Each year in the United States it is estimated that 185,000 amputations are executed. In 2012 3,475 of those amputees were located in the state of Tennessee. From the years 2001 to 2012 there were 42,941 amputations preformed in the state of Tennessee. While that number seems large, it only accounted for 2.5 percent of the amputation procedures that were done in the United States during these years. Because in the increase in education and training that surgeons and therapist undergo, most patients with below knee amputations are able to recover fully or get close to their previous levels of activity. Even with this amount of success and growth with this type of surgery, there is still a large range of patient’s success ranging from wheel chair bound to running and competing in

“Phantom limb is the feeling or sensation that the limb is still present” (Atkins 11).Phantom limb syndrome has also been an issue since the beginning of amputations. The difference is that now phantom limb syndrome can enhance the healing process by training the arm for prosthetics especially when myoelectric control is present (16). “In 1837 Robert Liston introduced a flap amputation like the one used today” (22). Flap amputation is where a flap of tissue and muscle is left over to cover the bone (22). This helped to decrease infection, shorten recovery time, and increase mobility in the limb (Atkins 9). One of the first functional prosthetics was the Anglesea leg created by James Potts (Sellegren 23). The prosthetic was named “Anglesea leg” because Marquis of Anglesea made it popular after he lost his leg in the battle of Waterloo (23). In 1839 Potts leg was finally introduces into the United States but didn’t become universally accepted until decades later

PROCEDURE: The patient was placed in the supine position on the operating room table, where her right hand and forearm were prepped with Betadine and draped in a sterile fashion. We infiltrated the thenar crease area with 1% Xylocaine, and once adequate anesthesia had been achieved, we exsanguinated the hand and forearm with an Esmarch bandage. We then created a longitudinal incision just at the ulnar aspect of the thenar crease and carried the dissection down through the subcutaneous tissue. We identified the transverse carpal ligament and incised this

During the operation, the patient was put under general anaesthesia and positioned laterally (George et al., 2008). For a lesion in the proximal region of the right femur, the patient initially lying supine was turned to the left lateral position, so that the right lateral side of the patient faced up; this position allowed for a greater view of the lesion area during surgery (Chen et al., 2013). The patient was draped while exposing the intended surgical region between the pelvis and the proximal upper leg (George et al., 2008). The epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layers in the region of the lesion were cut away, exposing the deeper tissue layers (Chen et al., 2013). Incisions continued through the deep fascia, exposing the gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, and vastus lateralis muscles (Chen et al., 2013). The right gluteus medius and minimus, lateral abductor muscles of the right thigh, and the right vastus lateralis muscle were cut away while their insertions remained intact (Chen et al., 2013). The surgeon made a lateral incision from a region inferior to the right anterior superior iliac spine toward the right gluteus medius muscle, until the greater trochanter was exposed (Chen et al., 2013). It should be noted that there are vascular structures present within the vicinity of the lesion, such as the medial and lateral femoral circumflexes; great care was taken to avoid such structures to minimize blood loss (Drake et al.,

Jane presented with a wound to her lower left leg which, following a holistic assessment (appendix 2), was diagnosed as a venous leg ulcer. The assessment was conducted in accordance with Local PCT Leg Ulcer Guidelines (appendix 3) as well as RCN Guidelines (RCN 2006) to rule out other possible aetiology such as arterial ulceration, diabetes or malignancy (Moloney and Grace 2004). Although traditionally considered uncommon, recent studies suggest that malignant ulcers are more prevalent than previously thought (Miller et al 2003, Taylor 1998) therefore even though initial assessment suggests an uncomplicated venous ulcer, if Jane’s wound fails to heal following appropriate treatment then specialist advice will be sought. Between 17% and 65% of people with a leg ulcer experience severe or continuous pain with a major impact on quality of life (Briggs and Nelson, 2003) and effective pain relief is important to maximise quality of life, to enable mobilisation and improve appetite to facilitate wound healing. Fortunately, Jane experienced no pain from the leg ulcer prior to or at the time of assessment. However, careful review and monitoring of any pain will be important throughout the treatment process as the first line of treatment for uncomplicated venous leg ulcers are compression systems (RCN 2006) and although compression counteracts the harmful effects of venous hypertension and

Surgical procedures were as simple as having two assistants pinning the patient down while the surgeon cut off the soldier's wounded limb. These surgical procedures were usually done by a butcher. Wounds were caused by muskets or the bayonet. In order for the wounds to be treated, in a surgical procedure, the surgeon would use his amputation knife to cut down to the bone of the damaged limb. Only thirty-five percent of the patients who went through this procedure survived and the rest died due to shock, loss of

What I mean by a couple of pair of hands is one pair for the surgeon and another pair to hold you down when you scream in agony while the surgeon cuts off your leg manually with a saw. And all you have is a towel to bite to keep you sane during the process. Sounds fun right? After they finished digging through your bone they will wrap it up with bandages and raise it up to reduce as much as blood lost when you are

This surgery was performed three days following the accident, due to swelling of the affected limb.

Amputations were intended to prevent gangrene, which is a deadly complication resulting from obstructed circulation or bacterial infection ("History of Medicine," 2011). When legs were amputated, patents waited for artificial limb designs to be accommodated for them. Around 150 patents were issued for artificial limbs between 1861 and 1873, the industry then expanded to benefit the veteran population ("History of Medicine," 2011). It costed veterans $75 to buy an artificial leg and $50 for an arm, the Confederacy then provided financial assistance in 1864 for purchases ("History of Medicine," 2011). Gunshot and explosive wounds carried many types of injuries with them like comminuted fractures, compound fractures, and wounds of joints ("The Call," n.d.). Comminuted fractures are where the bone is broken, splintered, or crushed into different pieces, which demands amputation ("The Call," n.d.). While compound fractures on the other hand are when bone comes through the skin; May require amputation if in a large limb like a leg, thigh, arm, or forearm ("The Call," n.d.). Injuries that almost always needed amputations were wounds to the joints such as the knee joint, elbow joint, shoulder joint, wrist, ankle, and hip joint. Most of all of these injuries could have been treated with better care with the medical procedures we have

anesthetizes a small area of the leg near the groin and then inserts a catheter into

I was just two weeks into my internal medicine rotation at Suez Canal University in Egypt, when I encountered a case that I still remember to this day. Ms. Rafat was an elderly diabetic patient that came into our clinic complaining of a persistent wound on the sole of her foot. Upon removing her boots, her complaint turned out to be a foot ulcer with an infection extending to the first and second metatarsal bones .Unfortunately for her, we had to break the news to her and her family that her foot would need amputation. Ms. Rafat was understandably upset but took the news in stride. Following up on her case, I learned that after the surgery, the blood flow to her leg became increasingly poor and she had to return to have a below the knee amputation. Ms. Rafat ended up dying of pulmonary embolism as a complication of her second surgery. This case stayed with me not only because it

Intervention Procedure: Following the diagnostic portion of the procedure, the left femoral vein was accessed under ultrasound guidance with a 21 gauge thin wall needle. A double lumen 4 -French (5 cm in length) was placed percutaneously into the left femoral vein by modified Seldinger technique with guide-wire exchange. Blood was withdrawn from all lumens and flushed with normal saline. The catheter was sutured in place and a sterile dressing was applied over the site prior to removal of drapes.

In the case of Darling verse the Charleston Community Memorial Hospital, Darling presented to the hospital’s emergency department with a broken leg. The hospital treated Darling’s leg with a cast and he was sent home to heel. The attending physician had put Darling’s cast on too tight and the circulation of his bottom leg was cut off. Because of this a portion of his leg had to be amputated.

Methods: Surgery was performed in 90 patients using the TAG. The component was inserted at a position between the SL and PCA. An intraoperative photograph was taken of the distal cut surface of the femur

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) defines leg ulcer as the loss of skin on the leg below the knee or foot, which takes more than 2 weeks to heal. Venous leg ulceration is due to sustained venous hypertension, which results from chronic venous insufficiency and/or an impaired calf muscle pump. Venous leg ulcers