Outcomes of individuals with transfemoral and contralateral transtibial amputation due to dysvascular etiologies

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-40

  Bhangu, Sukhinder ^a   Devlin, Michael ^b   Pauley, Tim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b WEST PARK HEALTHCARE CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bilateral amputation; Functional outcomes; Transfemoral; Transtibial

Indexed keywords

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRENCHAY ACTIVITIES INDEX; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LEG PROSTHESIS; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PROGNOSIS; PROSTHESIS FIXATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; AMPUTEES; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; COMORBIDITY; CRUTCHES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; ONTARIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIA; WALKERS;

EID: 61349199702     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03093640802492434     Document Type: Article

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