phantom limb/necrosis

BACKGROUND The current pain assessment methods are strongly subjective and easily affected by outside influences, and there is an urgent need to develop a reliable objective and quantitative pain-monitoring indicator. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of using Pain index (Pi) to

The authors report the first description since 1957 of a lumbar disc herniation as a cause of stump pain. Most amputees frequently experience stump pain or phantom pain. The pathophysiology of phantom pain is not clearly defined; however, there are well-defined reasons for stump pain such as

Pain in arterial pathology is classified according to pathogeny: true arterial pain (embolism, spasm); vasomotor pain, in particular the fact of reactional vasodilation during Raynaud's syndrome, inflammation in the region surrounding zones of ischemic necrosis, and infection of ulcers; ischemia of

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this case report is to describe a multimodal pain therapeutic concept including the adjunct use of pregabalin in a 4.5 year-old child after forefoot amputation. Phantom limb pain and sensation is a complex pain syndrome that is difficult to treat and prevent. 70-75% of all

BACKGROUND Forequarter and hind-limb amputations are used with curative and palliative intent in the setting of proximal limb, thorax, or truncal malignancies. For these large defects that require a free flap, the distal portions of these limbs can be harvested as fillet flaps and represent the

Hemipelvectomy was performed in 50 patients with malignant neoplasms of the upper part of the thigh and pelvis. Although not technically difficult, the operation is associated with considerable blood loss. Postoperative complications are frequent, the greatest morbidity resulting from skin flap

This study analyses some demographic characteristics of the amputees in Croatia, reason and level of amputation, care the amputees receive, the first prosthetic supply and functional level after rehabilitation. Anonymised data on all amputees in the Clinical Institute for Rehabilitation and

Rotationplasty is one treatment option for femoral bone sarcomas in skeletally immature patients. This procedure enables patients to avoid phantom pain, limb length discrepancy, or loosening of an endoprosthesis, and good functional outcome has been reported. However, rotationplasty is only rarely

We performed a prospective, randomized clinical trial to determine whether continuous infusion of bupivacaine hydrochloride decreased the use of narcotics for the relief of pain after an amputation. Twenty-one patients who were to have an amputation of the lower extremity because of ischemic

BACKGROUND The inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-alpha has been shown to play a pivotal role in the development and maintenance of a wide variety of neuropathic pain conditions. Not surprisingly, systemic treatment with drugs that block tumor necrosis factor have been demonstrated to