What is Amputation?

What is Amputation?

• Amputation: Loss of a limb or extremity from trauma or accident.
• Amputation: a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Amputation: Introduction

Types of Amputation:

Types of Amputation:

• Amputated finger
• Amputated thumb
• Amputated arm
• Amputated toe
• Amputated leg
• Amputated lower leg
• more types...»

Broader types of Amputation:

• Physical conditions
• Leg conditions
• Finger conditions
• Arm conditions
• more types...»

How many people get Amputation?

Prevalance of Amputation: 7 per 1000 (NHIS95: excludes toes/fingers only)
Prevalance Rate of Amputation: approx 1 in 142 or 0.70% or 1.9 million people in USA [about data]

What causes Amputation?

Causes of Amputation: see causes of Amputation
Risk factors for Amputation: see risk factors for Amputation

Amputation: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Amputation.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Amputation.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Amputation: see treatments for Amputation
Research for Amputation: see research for Amputation

Society issues for Amputation

Hospitalization statistics for Amputation: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Amputation:

• 0.001% (102) of hospital consultant episodes were for traumatic amputation of part of head in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• % of hospital consultant episodes for traumatic amputation of part of head required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 81% of hospital consultant episodes for traumatic amputation of part of head were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 19% of hospital consultant episodes for traumatic amputation of part of head were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 78% of hospital consultant episodes for traumatic amputation of part of head required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• more statistics...»

Organs Affected by Amputation:

Organs and body systems related to Amputation include:

• Limbs
• Finger
• Thumb
• Arm
• Leg
• Toe

Name of Amputation

Main name of condition: Amputation

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Amputation:

• Toe amputation
• Thumb ampuatation
• Knee amputation
• Leg amputation
• Phantom limb

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