Care of the Elderly Patient with Lower Extremity Amputation
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Care of the elderly patient with lower extremity amputation.
BACKGROUND The elderly patient with a lower extremity amputation (LEA) remains relatively common in most family medicine practices. LEA can be categorized into three major types: partial foot, transtibial amputation, and transfemoral amputation. Family physicians have not been well trained to provide care to these patients. METHODS A literature review was performed using the key words "lower ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1557-2625,1558-7118
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.13.1.23