Rehabilitation outcome in patients with lower limb amputations because of arterial occlusive disease: Is it worth trying for the lowest possible amputation level? A prospective study

International Journal of Rehabilitation and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 65-70

  Gugulakis, Alexandros G ^a   Lazaris, Andreas M ^a   Vasdekis, Spyros N ^a   Matsagas, Miltiadis I ^a   Giannakakis, Sotirios G ^a   Hadjigakis, Petros K ^a   Macheras, Anastasios N ^a   Mandrekas, Dimitrios P ^a   Sechas, Michael N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Arterial occlusive disease; Lower limb amputation; Rehabilitation status

Indexed keywords

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; AGED; AMPUTATION STUMP; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033278761     PISSN: 10689591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012963220307     Document Type: Article

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