Physiotherapy rehabilitation for individuals with lower limb amputation: A 15-year clinical series

Physiotherapy Research International

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 70-80

  Hordacre, Brenton ^a,b   Birks, Vicki ^b   Quinn, Stephen ^a   Barr, Christopher ^a   Patritti, Benjamin L ^b   Crotty, Maria ^a,b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amputees; Lower extremity; Physical therapy (specialty); Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; LIMB PROSTHESIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; AMPUTEES; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878802619     PISSN: 13582267     EISSN: 15206483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pri.1529     Document Type: Article

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