Lower-limb amputation and body weight changes in men
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Lower-limb amputation and body weight changes in men.
Little is known about the relationship between lower-limb amputation (LLA) and subsequent changes in body weight. We conducted a retrospective cohort study using clinical and administrative databases to identify and follow weight changes in 759 males with amputation (partial foot amputation [PFA], n = 396; transtibial amputation [TTA], n = 267; and transfemoral amputation [TFA], n = 96) and 3,7...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0748-7711,1938-1352
DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2014.07.0166