Unilateral lower-limb loss: Prosthetic device use and functional outcomes in servicemembers from Vietnam war and OIF/OEF conflicts

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 317-332

  Gailey, Robert ^a,b   Mcfarland, Lynne V ^c,d   Cooper, Rory A ^e,f   Czerniecki, Joseph ^c,g   Gambel, Jeffrey M ^h,i   Hubbard, Sharon ^j   Maynard, Charles ^c,d   Smith, Douglas G ^d,k   Raya, Michele ^b   Reiber, Gayle E ^c,d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h U S ARMY   (United States)

ⁱ WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j Prosthetics Research Study   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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Author keywords

Abandonment; Amputation; Limb loss; Lower limb loss; OIF OEF; Prostheses; Prosthetic device; Rehabilitation; Satisfaction; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ABANDONMENT; AMPUTATION; DEVICE DESIGN; FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES; PROSTHETIC DEVICES; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION SERVICES; VIET NAM; VIETNAM WAR; WORLD WAR II;

SURVEYS;

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IRAQ; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CARE; SOLDIER; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VETERAN; VIET NAM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF-HELP DEVICES; VETERANS; VIETNAM CONFLICT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954375073     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2009.04.0039     Document Type: Article

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