Rehabilitation of a child with meningococcal septicemia and quadrilateral limb loss: A case report

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1354-1357

  Lowe, Kevin G ^a   Boyce, Joanne M ^b  

^a SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amputation; Case report; Interdisciplinary health team; Meningococcal infections; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARM PROSTHESIS; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEG PROSTHESIS; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB DEFECT; MALE; MENINGOCOCCEMIA; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; TEAMWORK; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3543140113     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2003.09.030     Document Type: Article

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