Physical activity and quality of life: a study of a lower-limb amputee population [PDF]
, 2008 This cross-sectional descriptive study was initiated to investigate the relationship between physical activity and perceived quality of life in a lower-limb amputee population.
Rowe, P.J., Deans, S.A., McFadyen, A.K.
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Factors related to successful job reintegration of people with a lower limb amputation [PDF]
, 2001 Objective: To study demographically, amputation-, and employment-related factors that show a relationship to successful job reintegration of patients after lower limb amputation. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: University hospital.
van Sonderen, E. +11 more
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Assessment of POPSAVEIT in lower extremity vascular injuries in Zagazig University [PDF]
Zagazig University Medical JournalObjective: Traumatic injury of popliteal artery records the highest risk of lower extremity loss with amputation rates of 10% to 15%. A method to investigate the predictors of amputation is needed because previous scores could not be validated.Aim of ...
Amro Elboushi +3 more
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Employment status, job characteristics and work-related health experience of people with a lower limb amputation in the Netherlands [PDF]
, 2001 Objectives: To describe the occupational situation of people with lower limb amputations in The Netherlands and to compare the health experience of workings and nonworking amputee patients with a nonimpaired reference population.
de Vries, J +17 more
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Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2020 Introduction High amputation of the lower limb not only causes immense physical disability but also the destruction of the patient’s mental state, and helps to shorten life of patients with diabetes.
Waldemar Wierzba +3 more
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Unusual Mechanisms of Penile Amputation
Case Reports in Urology, 2019 Penile amputation is an uncommon and highly morbid injury. Many mechanisms have been reported ranging from self-mutilation and domestic violence to traumatic circumcisions. We present two unusual cases of traumatic penile amputation.
Julian Fazi +3 more
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Nursing care of a patient after limb amputation - case study
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2019 Amputation is the operative, partial or complete cutting off of an organ; the term mainly used for limbs. Traumatic amputation of the limb is one of the oldest surgical procedures.
Bernadeta Jędrzejkiewicz
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Osteoplastic Thumb Reconstruction in the Immediate Setting: A Case Series
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2022 Background:. Traumatic thumb amputation can have devastating effects on residual hand function. When replantation is not possible, thumb reconstruction is often performed in a delayed manner and may require multiple stages.
Yusha Liu, MD, PhD +5 more
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Neuromarkers of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in a patient after bilateral hand amputation – ERP case study [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction There is a lack in the worldwide literature of reports on the Neuromarkers of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in patients after bilateral hand amputation The aim of this study was to test a hypothesis regarding developing Post ...
D. Kropotov, Juri +5 more
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Global prevalence of traumatic non-fatal limb amputation
, 2021 BACKGROUND: Reliable information on both global need for prosthetic services and the current prosthetist workforce is limited. Global burden of disease estimates can provide valuable insight into amputation prevalence due to traumatic causes and global ...
Haagsma, Juanita +4 more
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