Oct 18, 2016 · A large plantar medial neuropathic wound with bone exposure and first metatarsal phalangeal osteomyelitis was treated with transmetatarsal amputation (TMA). The traditional …

Transmetatarsal amputation (TMA) is surgery to remove all or part of your forefoot. You may need TMA if you have a severe injury or infection, or poor blood flow to your foot.

Oct 31, 2022 · Effective revascularization is key to optimizing limb salvage for patients with chronic limb threatening ischemia (CLTI). We hypothesized that CLTI patients requiring TMA …

Transmetatarsal amputation (TMA) surgically removes a part of the foot that includes the metatarsals, which is used to treat a severely infected foot or a foot with lack of oxygen supply.

May 11, 2024 · A transmetatarsal amputation, or TMA, removes the distal portion of metatarsals. It involves creating a standard fish mouth incision close to the infected area on the dorsal area, …

The TMA is considered preferable to amputation through the hindfoot or traditional below knee amputation (BKA) and is generally accepted as an effective salvage procedure in cases of …

TMA is used to preserve residual limb length to maintain function and reduce energy expenditure for the patient [4]. This article discusses TMAs, the decision-making process, timing of …

In this article, we give an overview of the evolution of technique of TMA, management of complications, its postoperative care, with utmost emphasis on preoperative and intraoperative …

A large plantar medial neuropathic wound with bone exposure and first metatarsal phalangeal osteomyelitis was treated with transmetatarsal amputation (TMA). The traditional TMA incision …

With improve- ments in patient selection and surgical tech- nique, these two amputation levels are viable options to consider when attempting salvage of the hindfoot structures. The issue of …