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The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, 1960
Fractures in the amputated extremities of fourteen amputees have been reported. Three of the patients had sustained amputations of the upper extremities; eleven, of the lower extremities. Healing of fractures in amputees does not differ materially from healing in persons who have not had amputations, with one possible exception: fractures of the upper ...
Rudolf A. Pyka, Paul R. Lipscomb
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Fractures in the amputated extremities of fourteen amputees have been reported. Three of the patients had sustained amputations of the upper extremities; eleven, of the lower extremities. Healing of fractures in amputees does not differ materially from healing in persons who have not had amputations, with one possible exception: fractures of the upper ...
Rudolf A. Pyka, Paul R. Lipscomb
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Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 1972
Summary By far the most common cause of lower extremity amputation in civilian practice is peripheral vascular disease. Many such patients are in their productive years and are not truly elderly, yet they have other stigmata of systemic vascular disease; hence, the term “dysvascular” has been applied to this class of patient.
Newton C. McCollough +1 more
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Summary By far the most common cause of lower extremity amputation in civilian practice is peripheral vascular disease. Many such patients are in their productive years and are not truly elderly, yet they have other stigmata of systemic vascular disease; hence, the term “dysvascular” has been applied to this class of patient.
Newton C. McCollough +1 more
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Pharmacokinetic Considerations in Amputees
Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 2020Purpose: The purpose of this article is to review the currently available assessment tools for measuring renal function, body weight, and body surface area in the amputee population. Methods: PubMed and Web of Science were searched using the following key terms: amputation, dose adjustment, and estimation of body weight. Articles published in languages
Fawzy Elbarbry +2 more
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Telerehabilitation for Amputee Care
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 2021Patients with amputation have unique characteristics and needs that must be considered when services are being provided through a virtual platform. The types of amputation rehabilitation services that can be provided virtually are numerous and vary from a full clinical team evaluation to individual therapy services.
Patricia Young +2 more
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 2005 There are special aspects of aging with an amputation and with being elderly at the time of an amputation. Older adults who have undergone amputation have many issues to contend with, including comorbidities that affect postoperative care and rehabilitation, general deconditioning and loss of mobility (especially if the onset of rehabilitation is ...
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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1952
Proper management of the amputee patient demands more of the physician than surgery alone. The physician's responsibility includes supervision of a complete and integrated rehabilitation program embracing psychological preparation, adequate surgery, after-care of the stump and preprosthetic training, and provision of the prosthesis and training in its ...
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Proper management of the amputee patient demands more of the physician than surgery alone. The physician's responsibility includes supervision of a complete and integrated rehabilitation program embracing psychological preparation, adequate surgery, after-care of the stump and preprosthetic training, and provision of the prosthesis and training in its ...
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International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1983
During 1978 the Queen Alia Fund registered all disabled persons in the East Bank of Jordan. This paper is intended to investigate the actual condition of a sample selected from those persons registered as amputees. The registration showed a total of 696 amputees and a sample of 100 patients was randomly selected from this group. This study explored the
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During 1978 the Queen Alia Fund registered all disabled persons in the East Bank of Jordan. This paper is intended to investigate the actual condition of a sample selected from those persons registered as amputees. The registration showed a total of 696 amputees and a sample of 100 patients was randomly selected from this group. This study explored the
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Amputee Board for Below-Knee Amputees
Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1982This article describes the materials and the method required for the construction of an amputee board for either left or right below-knee amputees. This board is intended to be used for elevating the stump and maintaining knee extension in the amputated limb while the patient sits in wheelchair. It also allows for ease and safety during transfers.
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REHABILITATION OF THE HEMIPLEGIC AMPUTEE
Journal of the American Medical Association, 1954Until recent years there had been relatively little discussion in the literature of the problems of the hemiplegic, and few concise reports about prostheses and the training of amputees. With the impetus of World War II and the Korean conflict, many important contributions to the treatment of hemiplegics and amputees have been made.
Michael M. Dacso +3 more
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The Cancer Amputee and Sexuality
Orthopaedic Nursing, 1999To the person experiencing amputation, the loss of a limb has a serious psychosexual impact. Whatever the age, the surgical procedure itself, pain, deformity, inability to perform simple customary acts, economic threat, and many other problems impose on the person facing the loss of their limb. Commonly, concentration is focused on functional abilities
Marianne E. Miller, Judith A. Shell
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