Prevalence of back pain, its effect on functional ability and health-related quality of life in lower limb amputees secondary to trauma or tumour: A comparison across three levels of amputation

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 97-105

  Hammarlund, Catharina Sjödahl ^a   Carlström, Maria ^b   Melchior, Rebecca ^b   Persson, Björn M ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amputation; Back pain; Functional ability; Health related quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG INJURY; LIMB TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLAND MORRIS DISABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; AMPUTEES; BACK PAIN; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959278729     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309364610389357     Document Type: Article

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