The Boyd amputation as a treatment for osteomyelitis of the foot

2000 ◽  
Vol 90 (5) ◽  
pp. 234-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
JF Grady ◽  
CL Winters
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Technique ◽  
Knee Amputation ◽  
Below The Knee ◽  
Heel Pad ◽  
Difficult Procedure ◽  
Syme Amputation

The Boyd amputation is a surgical technique used to treat osteomyelitis of the foot. This amputation is a technically more difficult procedure to perform than the Syme amputation, but it offers certain advantages. The Boyd amputation provides a more solid stump because it preserves the function of the plantar heel pad. Also, because a portion of the calcaneus is left and fused to the tibia, the weightbearing surface is more solid than in the case of a Syme amputation. The authors recommend a Boyd amputation as an alternative to a Syme or a below-the-knee amputation to treat patients with osteomyelitis of the forefoot and midfoot.

Salvage of a Below-the-Knee Amputation Level Following a Type-IIIB Open Tibial Fracture

2007 ◽  
Vol 89 (12) ◽  
pp. 2769-2778 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven J Morgan ◽  
Justin Newman ◽  
Kagan Ozer ◽  
Wade Smith ◽  
Raffi Gurunluoglu
Keyword(s):  
Tibial Fracture ◽  
Open Tibial Fracture ◽  
Amputation Level ◽  
Knee Amputation ◽  
Below The Knee ◽  
Type Iiib

Decreased National Rate of below the Knee Amputation in Patients with Popliteal Artery Injury

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Areg Grigorian ◽  
Samuel E. Wilson ◽  
Nii-Kabu Kabutey ◽  
Roy M. Fujitani ◽  
Christian de Virgilio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Popliteal Artery ◽  
Knee Amputation ◽  
Artery Injury ◽  
Below The Knee ◽  
National Rate

The below-the-knee amputation for vascular disease

1976 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 365-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
V Mooney ◽  
W Wagner ◽  
J Waddell ◽  
T Ackerson
Keyword(s):  
Vascular Disease ◽  
Knee Amputation ◽  
Below The Knee

Lower Extremity Amputation for Ischemia

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
William C. Pevec
Keyword(s):  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Chronically Ill ◽  
Major Amputation ◽  
Postoperative Management ◽  
Functional Mobility ◽  
Knee Amputation ◽  
Below The Knee ◽  
Psychological Harm ◽  
Independent Ambulation ◽  
Chronic Arterial Occlusive Disease

Major amputations (proximal to the ankle) of the lower extremity are the manifestations of end-stage, nonreconstructable chronic arterial occlusive disease. A well-performed amputation provides the patient with the best prognosis for return to functional mobility. However, an amputation that fails to heal primarily may cause substantial physical and psychological harm to an already chronically ill patient. Minor amputations (at the toe or forefoot level) are not technically complex, but poor patient selection or technical imperfection can result in major amputation and loss of independent ambulation. In this chapter, selection of the level of amputation is reviewed; the methods to perform digital, forefoot, transtibial, and transfemoral amputations are presented; and postoperative management and potential complications are discussed.   Key Words: above-the-knee amputation, below-the-knee amputation, Guillotine amputation, ray amputation, transmetatarsal amputation, transphalangeal amputation This review contains 10 figures, 1 table and 22 references

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