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ReviewOTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma2024

Transcutaneous osseointegration for amputees.

Andrew R Evans, Kevin Tetsworth, Stephen Quinnan, John J Wixted

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In one paragraph

Review in OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. Consensus statement on prehabilitation and rehabilitation of osseointegration patients.OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma · 2025
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Andrew R EvansOrthopedic Trauma Service, Department of Orthopedics, The Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.
Kevin TetsworthTrauma & Limb Reconstruction Unit, Department of Orthopaedics, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, Australia.
Stephen QuinnanPaley Orthopaedic & Spine Institute, West Palm Beach, FL.
John J WixtedBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · USBrown University · USRoyal Brisbane and Women's Hospital · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transcutaneous osseointegration for amputees (TOFA) is an evolving technology that has the potential to revolutionize the interface between the amputee and their prosthesis, showing potential at many levels of amputation. While no amputation is without its challenges, TOFA requires a highly specialized prosthesis and a multidisciplinary team that includes specialized surgeons, physical therapists, wound care teams, and social workers who guide the amputee through surgery, postoperative rehabilitation, and the chronic wound care that goes into maintaining the prosthesis. The infrastructure required to facilitate care pathways that lead to reliable, successful outcomes are unique in each health care setting, including those in advanced health care systems such as the United States and Australia. This article details the emerging evidence supporting the use of this prosthetic interface design and many of the challenges that providers face when establishing programs to offer this type of care in the United States.

Indexed as

amputationamputeeorthopaedic traumaosseointegrationprosthesisrehabilitation

Identifiers

PMID38487401
PMCPMC10936159
OpenAlexW4392807136

What OpenQuestion holds

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Registered trials

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