An audit of the quality of the stump and its relation to rehabilitation in lower limb amputees

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 136-146

  Chakrabarty, B K ^a,b  

^a HAROLD WOOD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION STUMP; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMUR; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; LOCOMOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031816897     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03093649809164475     Document Type: Conference Paper

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