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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
    11. 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
    12. Skin grafting for the treatment of chronic leg ulcers – a systematic review in evidence‐based medicine International Wound Journal · 2016 · 56 citations
    13. Hair-Thread Tourniquet Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review Case Reports in Medicine · 2012 · 28 citations
    14. Hair Tourniquet Syndrome of the Toe: Report of 2 New Cases Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics · 2009 · 17 citations
    15. Hair tourniquet syndrome of penis: A rare situation in boys with serious complications if not recognized Turkish journal of urology · 2018 · 8 citations
    16. Decaying and expanding Erk gradients process memory of skeletal size during zebrafish fin regeneration 2026 · 7 citations
    17. Tourniquet syndrome in children (literature review and own observation) Ukraïnsʹkij žurnal Perinatologìâ ì pedìatrìâ · 2023
    18. Late Management of Burns Surgery (oxford) · 2002
    19. Cellular and extracellular involvement in the regeneration of the rat lower vibrissa follicle Development · 1992 · 39 citations
    20. Acquired constriction ring syndrome as a cause of inconsolable cry in a child: a case report Cases Journal · 2008 · 7 citations
    21. Cost-effectively dissecting the genetic architecture of complex wool traits in rabbits by low-coverage sequencing Genetics selection evolution · 2022 · 5 citations
    22. Cost-effectively dissecting the genetic architecture of complex wool traits in rabbits by low-coverage sequencing bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2022 · 1 citations
    23. Nail Proximal Fold Stem Cells (NPFSCs) Participate In Nail Growth, Orchestrating Enhanced Digit Regeneration via BMP Signaling Activation Stem Cells · 2026
    24. Role of the nail and dorsoventral patterning in regeneration UCrea (University of Cantabria) · 2023
    25. Hand-Foot and Stump Syndrome to Sorafenib Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2007 · 45 citations
    26. Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa presenting with digital gangrene and breast ulcer International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases · 2013 · 3 citations
    27. How a reaction-diffusion signal can control spinal cord regeneration in axolotls: A modelling study bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2023
    28. Multicolor Cell Barcoding Technology for Long-Term Surveillance of Epithelial Regeneration in Zebrafish Developmental Cell · 2016 · 92 citations
    29. Can washing socks without flipping inside out cause hair tourniquet syndrome? A claim with two case reports Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics B · 2016 · 8 citations
    30. Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention Strategies for Hair-Thread Tourniquet Syndrome in Infants Nursing for Women's Health · 2016 · 7 citations