xi At Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC), a new generation of war-wounded soldiers is arriving with major limb amputation from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. More than 144 amputees from the Operations Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF) are being treated at WRAMC and the number is growing. The mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of De...

INTRODUCTION HAND AMPUTATIONS Hand Amputations and Reconstruction Hand Rehabilitation Hand Prosthetic Devices NOMENCLATURE AND FUNCTIONAL LEVELS PRINCIPLES OF AMPUTATION SURGERY REHABILITATION Early Rehabilitation Postoperative Prosthetic Fitting Activities of Daily Living BELOW ELBOW PROSTHESES Prosthetic Sockets Terminal Devices and Wrist Units Suspension and Control ABOVE-ELBOW PROSTHESES HU...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether simple clinical measures can predict walking ability after lower limb prosthetic rehabilitation. DESIGN Prospective observational study. SUBJECTS Ninety five adults who were assessed as suitable for lower limb prosthetic rehabilitation by the multidisciplinary team. METHODS Information regarding baseline clinical factors (amputation details, comorbidities,...

Objective: To observe the effectiveness of Pilate’s exercise, with postural advice to reduce low back pain for lower limb amputee patients. Material and Methods: An assessor-blind, randomised control trial design has been used wherein sixty-two patients were divided into two groups by simple random allocation. The experimental group received Pilates’ Training Program advice, usual care at prost...

OBJECTIVE To estimate rates of lower extremity amputations (LEAs) in persons with peripheral vascular disease, diabetes mellitus, trauma, neoplasm, osteomyelitis, or emphysematous gangrene. METHODS Regional amputee registries were used to estimate the rate of lower extremity amputations with the capture-recapture (CR) technique. Data were extracted from three amputee registries in Rio de Jane...

The aim was to review the literature on factors affecting prosthetic rehabilitation of older vascular lower extremity amputees. A search of the literature was carried out using the MEDLINE, EMBASE and CINAHL databases up to September 2010. Only original English language articles were accepted. Relevant studies were reviewed and selected based on prespecified inclusion criteria namely: age more ...