Rehabilitation Following Major Traumatic Amputation of Lower Limbs - A Review

Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 235-252

  Jelić, Miroslav ^a   Eldar, Reuben ^b  

^a KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

^b LOEWENSTEIN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Lifestyles; Lower limb traumatic amputation; Psychosocial reintegration; Rehabilitation effectiveness; Rehabilitation phases; Return to work; War related amputations

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG INJURY; LEG PROSTHESIS; LIFESTYLE; PATIENT MOBILITY; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 0842325806     PISSN: 08962960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevPhysRehabilMed.v15.i34.40     Document Type: Review

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