Rehabilitation of the older vascular amputee: A review of the literature

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 264-273

  Fleury, Aisling M ^a   Salih, Salih A ^b   Peel, Nancye M ^b  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Older person; Prosthesis; Rehabilitation; Successful user; Vascular amputee

Indexed keywords

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; BELOW KNEE PROSTHESIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FITNESS; GAIT; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIMB PROSTHESIS; META ANALYSIS; MOTIVATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AMPUTEES; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; HUMANS; LEG; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 84875804293     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ggi.12016     Document Type: Review

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