Function after through-knee compared with below-knee and above-knee amputation
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Function after through-knee compared with below-knee and above-knee amputation.
Fifty-nine amputees, 24 below-knee (BK), 17 through-knee (TK) and 18 above-knee (AK) who had prosthetic replacements, were evaluated using a questionnaire which provided a quantitative and qualitative assessment scale for the prosthetic function. The ability to apply or don the prosthesis was noted in 100% of the BK, 70% of the TK and 56% of the AK amputations (p < 0.001). Daily use of the pros...
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عنوان ژورنال: Prosthetics & Orthotics International
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0309-3646
DOI: 10.3109/03093649209164336