Recreational activities of lower-limb amputees with prostheses

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 319-325

  Legro, Marcia W ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Reiber, Gayle E ^a,b,c,d,e   Czerniecki, Joseph M ^a,b,c,d,e   Sangeorzan, Bruce J ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a VA RR and D Center of Excellence for Limb Loss Prevention and Prosthetic Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d HSR and D Center of Excellence   (United States)

^e Department of Epidemiology ^*

^f Puget Sound VA Health Care System   (United States)

Author keywords

Lower limb amputee; Lower limb prosthesis; Physical function; Recreational activities

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; RECREATION CENTERS;

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES;

PROSTHETICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; RECREATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTEES; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECREATION;

EID: 0035704755     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. Development of the Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire (PEQ): Lower-limb amputees evaluate their prosthesis and their prosthesis-related quality of life
2. Phantom limb, residual limb, and back pain after lower extremity amputations
3. Issues of importance reported by persons with lower extremity amputations and prostheses
4. Increased cardiovascular disease mortality rates in traumatic lower limb amputees