Clinical features and outcomes following bilateral lower limb amputation in Korea

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-164

  Shin, Ji Cheol ^a   Kim, Eun Joo ^a   Park, Chang Il ^a   Park, Eun Sook ^b   Shin, Kyoo Ho ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b National Rehabilitation Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amputation; Bilateral lower limb; Clinical feature

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMPUTATION STUMP; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FRENCHAY ACTIVITIES INDEX; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; KOREA; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOBILIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCORING SYSTEM; WALKING; WHEELCHAIR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AMPUTATION; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 33749018510     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03093640600608074     Document Type: Article

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