Postoperative dressing and management strategies for transtibial amputations: A critical review

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 213-224

  Smith, Douglas G ^a   McFarland, Lynne V ^b   Sangeorzan, Bruce J ^b   Reiber, Gayle E ^b   Czerniecki, Joseph M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Air splint; Immediate postoperative prosthesis; Pneumatic postoperative prosthesis; Soft dressings; Transtibial amputation

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PROSTHETICS;

POSTOPERATIVE DRESSING;

SURGERY;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMORBIDITY; CONTRACTURE; EDEMA; HUMAN; INJURY; LEG AMPUTATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SAFETY; SKILL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND; TIBIA; WEIGHT BEARING; WOUND DRESSING;

AMPUTATION; AMPUTATION STUMPS; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BANDAGES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROSTHESIS FITTING; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0037643415     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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