Long-term outcomes and survival of patients with bilateral transtibial amputations after rehabilitation

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 189-196

  Mac Neill, Heather L ^a,b   Devlin, Michael ^a,c   Pauley, Tim ^c   Yudin, Alexandra ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Bridgepoint Health   (Canada)

^c WEST PARK HEALTHCARE CENTRE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amputation; Amputees; Lower Extremity; Rehabilitation; Treatment Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BILATERAL TRANSTIBIAL AMPUTATION; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SURVIVAL RATE; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING AID; WHEELCHAIR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; LEG; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39749134188     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31816178cc     Document Type: Article

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