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    Glossary Amputation

    surgical removal of a limb or extremity

    Amputation is the surgical removal of a limb or extremity, such as an arm, leg, foot, or hand. This procedure is often performed to treat severe injuries, infections, or diseases that cannot be managed by other medical treatments, and it aims to prevent the spread of infection or to alleviate pain and improve the patient's quality of life.

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    1. Human Hair Follicle Regeneration Following Amputation and Grafting into the Nude Mouse Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1996 · 72 citations
    2. Histologic Study of the Regeneration Process of Human Hair Follicles Grafted onto SCID Mice after Bulb Amputation Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings · 2001 · 19 citations
    3. Limb amputations; etiopathogenesis, diagnosis and the multidisciplinary therapeutic approach Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences · 2022 · 8 citations
    4. Partial Penile Amputation due to Penile Tourniquet Syndrome in a Child Troubled With Primary Nocturnal Enuresis - A Rare Emergency Urology · 2013 · 6 citations
    5. Exploring imputation performance of phenotype-associated SNPs for forensic prediction models Scientific Reports · 2026
    6. Author response: Selective amputation of the pharynx identifies a FoxA-dependent regeneration program in planaria 2014 · 3 citations
    7. Near-total penile amputation secondary to hair Torniquet syndrome – Case of a staged repair with a satisfactory outcome Urology Case Reports · 2023 · 2 citations
    8. Decision letter: Selective amputation of the pharynx identifies a FoxA-dependent regeneration program in planaria 2014
    9. Prognosis and outcomes of forelimb amputation in two raccoon dogs Journal of Biomedical Translational Research · 2020 · 1 citations
    10. Flightless I Expression Enhances Murine Claw Regeneration Following Digit Amputation Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2016 · 8 citations
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