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  2. Limb telescoping - Wikipedia

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    Limb telescoping. Body Transfer Illusion. [1] therapy used for the treatment of phantom limb pain and analysis of limb telescoping. In this image, the mirror helps to represent the patient's perception of their body. Limb telescoping is the progressive shortening of a phantom limb as the cortical regions are reorganized following an amputation.

  3. Rotationplasty - Wikipedia

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    Rotationplasty, commonly known as a Van Nes rotation or Borggreve rotation, is a type of autograft wherein a portion of a limb is removed, while the remaining limb below the involved portion is rotated and reattached. This procedure is used when a portion of an extremity is injured or involved with a disease, such as cancer.

  4. Gait deviations - Wikipedia

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    Lower-limb amputations Human leg bones labeled An athlete with a single below-knee amputation using a running blade prosthetic. Over 185,000 amputations occur annually, with approximately 86% of incidents being lower-limb amputations. The majority of cases are reportedly caused by vascular disease (54%) and trauma (45%).

  5. Mirror therapy - Wikipedia

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    An occupational therapy assistant using mirror therapy to address phantom pain. Mirror therapy (MT) or mirror visual feedback (MVF) is a therapy for pain or disability that affects one side of the patient more than the other side. It was invented by Vilayanur S. Ramachandran to treat post-amputation patients who had phantom limb pain (PLP).

  6. Bachelorette’s Cam Details 8-Hour Leg Amputation ... - AOL

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    Six days after having his right leg amputated amid a decades-long battle with lymphedema, Cam Ayala opened up about what’s next for his health and personal journey. Every Time the 1st Impression ...

  7. Hemicorporectomy - Wikipedia

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    Hemicorporectomy is a radical surgery in which the body below the waist is amputated, transecting the lumbar spine. This removes the legs, the genitalia (internal and external), urinary system, pelvic bones, anus, and rectum. [1] [2] It is a major procedure recommended only as a last resort for people with severe and potentially fatal illnesses ...

  8. Gazan youths with amputated and injured legs find care in the ...

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    She is one of three Palestinians who received PCRF’s help to come to the US for leg injury treatment. At least 1,000 children in Gaza have had one or both legs amputated, UNICEF reported in ...

  9. Amputation - Wikipedia

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    Amputation is the removal of a limb by trauma, medical illness, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a preventive surgery for such problems.

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