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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. Limb amputations; etiopathogenesis, diagnosis and the multidisciplinary therapeutic approach Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences · 2022 · 8 citations
    3. 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
    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. Author response: Selective amputation of the pharynx identifies a FoxA-dependent regeneration program in planaria 2014 · 3 citations
    6. Near-total penile amputation secondary to hair Torniquet syndrome – Case of a staged repair with a satisfactory outcome Urology Case Reports · 2023 · 2 citations
    7. Decision letter: Selective amputation of the pharynx identifies a FoxA-dependent regeneration program in planaria 2014
    8. Prognosis and outcomes of forelimb amputation in two raccoon dogs Journal of Biomedical Translational Research · 2020 · 1 citations
    9. Flightless I Expression Enhances Murine Claw Regeneration Following Digit Amputation Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2016 · 8 citations
    10. Clinical Characteristics, Quality of Life, and Risk Factors of Amputation Stump Skin Disease and Stump Fungal Infection in Adult Amputees in Shanghai, China Frontiers in Microbiology · 2022 · 1 citations
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