Quality of life and functionality after lower limb amputations: Comparison between uni- vs. Bilateral amputee patients

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-13

  Akarsu, Selim ^a   Tekin, Levent ^a   Safaz, Ismail ^b   Göktepe, Ahmet Salim ^b   Yazicioǧlu, Kamil ^b  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Department of Microbiology   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Body image; lower extremity amputation; prosthesis satisfaction; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPUTEE BODY IMAGE SCALE; BODY IMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HOUGHTON SCALE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION WITH PROSTHESIS QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36;

EID: 84874597398     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309364612438795     Document Type: Conference Paper

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