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Rehabilitation of hemiplegic amputees
International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1987The authors report on results of rehabilitation of their 49 hemiplegic amputee cases. Most of the patients had vascular disease. A majority of them had also other conditions with negative effects on rehabilitation. 29 patients achieved walking, 14 used a wheelchair, three remained bedridden and another three died during the hospitalization.
Lajos Kullmann, Maria Endres
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Geriatric Amputee Rehabilitation
Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 1993Comprehensive rehabilitation of the amputee should be more than the provision of a prosthetic device. This is especially true for the geriatric amputee, whose needs are greater because of comorbidity, fragile social supports, and limited resources.
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Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2000
Dermatologic problems restrict the normal use of a prosthetic limb. The importance of contact dermatitis to skin morbidity in a population of amputees and the selection criteria for patch testing have not been clearly defined.We describe the range of dermatoses seen in a population of amputees and examine the incidence, causes, and patterns of contact ...
Ernest R. E. Van Ross +4 more
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Dermatologic problems restrict the normal use of a prosthetic limb. The importance of contact dermatitis to skin morbidity in a population of amputees and the selection criteria for patch testing have not been clearly defined.We describe the range of dermatoses seen in a population of amputees and examine the incidence, causes, and patterns of contact ...
Ernest R. E. Van Ross +4 more
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1977
When amputation is the result of trauma, other serious injuries may be present; but in general, the young amputee does not have the prolonged ill health which leads commonly to amputation in older age-groups. His postoperative course will be smoother and progression to functional control of a preliminary prosthesis will be more rapid.
E. Williams +2 more
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When amputation is the result of trauma, other serious injuries may be present; but in general, the young amputee does not have the prolonged ill health which leads commonly to amputation in older age-groups. His postoperative course will be smoother and progression to functional control of a preliminary prosthesis will be more rapid.
E. Williams +2 more
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