Rehabilitation of a quadruple amputee subsequent to electrical burns sustained whilst hang gliding

Abstract

The rehabilitation is described in detail to assist those managing such a rare and complex case.

Four limb amputations due to peripheral gangrene from inotrope use – Case report and review of the literature

“…Multiple limb amputations are uncommon and can be caused by metabolic disorders such as crygoglobulinemia [1] , burns [2–4] , purpura fulminans [5–7] , and drug use such as cocaine [8] . Inotropes such as dopamine have been frequently used in the treatment of hypotension, and its effectiveness in treating cardiogenic, septic, and traumatic shock is firmly established.…”

Four Limb Amputation Secondary to Symmetrical Peripheral Gangrene in a Polytrauma Patient: A Case Report

“…Multiple limb amputation is uncommon, and numerous metabolic conditions have been reported in the literature to cause such problem [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. Inotropes and vasopressin groups of drugs have been used in the treatment of hypotension, as well as cardiogenic and septic shock [6,[15][16][17].…”