Peer Reviewed Publications

The development of the Amputation Decision Aid and the Amputation Discussion Guide are underpinned by rigorous research. This research was specifically designed to synthesise information about the outcomes of partial foot and below-knee amputation due to peripheral arterial disease. You can read more about this research and the process to develop these resources from the links below.


Describing the outcomes of dysvascular partial foot amputation and how these compare to transtibial amputation: a systematic review protocol for the development of shared decision making resources

Authors: Michael Dillon, Matthew Quigley, Stefania Fatone

Journal: Systematic Reviews, 2015

 
 

Development of shared decision-making resources to help inform difficult healthcare decisions: An example focused on dysvascular partial foot and transtibial amputations

Authors: Matthew Quigley, Michael Dillon, Stefania Fatone

Journal: Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 2018

 

While mortality rates differ after dysvascular partial foot and transtibial amputation, should they influence the choice of amputation level?

Authors: Michael Dillon, Stefania Fatone, Matthew Quigley

Journal: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2017

 
 

The lived experience of sequential partial foot and transtibial amputation

Authors: Michael Dillon, Sarah P Anderson, Emily J Duke, Hannah E Ozturk, Rwth Stuckey

Journal: Disability and Rehabilitation, 2019

Magazine and media

Our work has been widely disseminated through magazine articles for busy healthcare professionals and the public media. Here are a few of our favourites.

 

Amputation Decision-Making guide

Authors: Michael Dillon

Publication: ABC Radio National Health Report, 18th Oct 2021

 

Amputation Decision Aid: Helping inform difficult decisions about partial foot amputation using a shared decision-making approach.

Authors: Michael Dillon, Stefania Fatone, Matthew Quigley

Publication: LinkedIn article, 2021

 

Helping inform difficult decisions about partial foot amputation using a shared decision making approach

Authors: Michael Dillon, Matthew Quigley, Stefania Fatone

Publication: AMPlified, the official magazine of Limbs4Life, 2017

 

It’s now limb salvage…. it’s life salvage

Authors: Cary Groner

Publication: Lower Extremity Review, 2019

 

We did everything to save the leg

Authors: Michael Dillon, Matthew Quigley, Stefania Fatone

Publication: O&P News, 2018

 

Patients cite lack of education about partial foot amputation procedures

Authors: Jordana Bieze Foster

Publication: Lower Extremity Review, 2015

 
 

 Presentations

Our work has been widely presented in the form of keynote addresses, conference symposia, and hospital grand rounds in many countries including: Australia, Sweden, United States of America, England, France, and New Zealand. Where these presentations are publicly available, we have included links below.

 

34th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Orthotist and Prosthetists. Chicago, Illinois.