Rehabilitation of the elderly lower-limb amputee.

Lower limb amputee survival.

A total of 1710 primary amputees have been studied over a 25 year period and their survival time has been calculated. These were all consecutive primary lower limb amputees admitted to the Dundee Limb Fitting Centre during the period 1965-1989. Overall, the median survival was 4 yr 9 mth for the below-knee amputee (1019 patients) and 4 yr 3 mth for the above-knee amputee (586 patients). The vas...

Clinicians' perspectives on decision making in lower limb amputee rehabilitation.

OBJECTIVE Decision making within amputee rehabilitation includes the assessment of whether a patient is suitable for a prosthesis and if so, what components to provide. This study seeks to increase understanding about clinicians' perspectives on what factors influence these decisions. METHOD One-to-one semi-structured interviews were completed with 23 experienced clinicians at their place of ...

Chapter 4 Rehabilitation of the Injured Combatant Vol 1 Rehabilitation of the Lower Limb Amputee

Lower-limb amputee rehabilitation in Australia: analysis of a national data set 2004-10.

OBJECTIVE Examine demographics, clinical characteristics and rehabilitation outcomes of lower-limb amputees, using the Australasian Rehabilitation Outcomes Centre (AROC) database. METHODS Lower-limb amputee rehabilitation separations between 2004 and 2010 were identified using AROC impairment codes 5.3-5.7.(1) Analysis was conducted by year, impairment code, Australian National Sub-acute and ...

Advanced rehabilitation techniques for the multi-limb amputee.

Advances in combat casualty care have contributed to unprecedented survival rates of battlefield injuries, challenging the field of rehabilitation to help injured service members achieve maximal functional recovery and independence. Nowhere is this better illustrated than in the care of the multiple-limb amputee. Specialized medical, surgical, and rehabilitative interventions are needed to opti...