This series agrees with the current published work in finding that patients undergoing major lower limb amputation are older, with a high prevalence of comorbid conditions. Successful prosthesis rehabilitation depends on patient selection and a multidisciplinary approach. Despite a low immediate mortality, the overall long-term results of lower limb amputation remain dismal.

SEMS is a safe alternative to surgery in obstructing or near-obstructing stage IV colorectal cancer. It offers high success rate, a shorter hospital stay and a reduced stoma rate while not impacting overall survival.

European Journal of Trauma Ab stractAxillary artery injury after shoulder dislocation, without an associated bone fracture is very rare. Vascular injuries associated with brachial plexus lesions range in incidence from 27% to 44%. Management of axillary artery injury is mainly surgical and depends on the extent and the site of injury. The treatment of associated nerve injuries is more controversial. There is a scarcity of literature surrounding the association of injury to the brachial plexus, axillary artery and to the shoulder. The authors report a case of axillary artery associated with a delayed brachial plexus palsy and review the literature with the aim to identify the clinical pattern of this condition and to evaluate the outcome of neuropraxia after blunt axillary artery injury associated with anterior shoulder dislocation.

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The triradiate fold is infrequently seen during colonoscopy and is therefore an unreliable landmark of caecal intubation.