Syme's ankle disarticulation.
review · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 20682418.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.fcl.2010.04.001.
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Abstract
The Syme's ankle disarticulation is an end-bearing amputation level that provides stable walking, requires minimal physical therapy gait training, and rarely requires hospitalization on a rehabilitation unit. This article discusses patient selection, surgical technique, and rehabilitation of an underused rehabilitation amputation level.
Medical subject headings
- Ankle
- Ankle/anatomy & histology
- Ankle/physiology
- Ankle/surgery
- Contraindications
- Diabetic Foot
- Diabetic Foot/complications
- Diabetic Foot/rehabilitation
- Diabetic Foot/surgery
- Disarticulation
- Disarticulation/adverse effects
- Disarticulation/methods
- Humans
- Perioperative Care
Anatomy
- ankle
- foot