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Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal, 2018 INTRODUCTION A variety of prosthetic feet are available to meet the diverse needs of people with lower limb amputation. Outcome measures selected to assess comparative effectiveness of prosthetic feet are most often chosen by clinicians and ...
Cody L. McDonald +3 more
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Quality of Life of Nigerians with Unilateral Lower Limb Amputation
Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development, 2013 Purpose: The aims of this study were to determine the QoL of Nigerians with lower limb amputation and to investigate the influence of some clinical and socio-demographic variables on it.
Christopher Olusanjo Akosile +3 more
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Goals, adaptive self-regulation, and psychosocial adjustment to lower limb amputation: A longitudinal study [PDF]
, 2012 Lower limb amputation is a life-changing event that can cause significant disruptions in many important areas of existence. Although a substantial minority of individuals suffer from emotional difficulties following this procedure, most adapt ...
Coffey, Laura
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Factors affecting contralateral extremity following lower-extremity major amputation
Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 2021 Objective: Lower-extremity amputation is performed in patients who are at risk due to acute limb ischemia (ALI), chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), and diabetic foot infections, yet the proportion of patients who progress to amputation of their ...
B Nishan +4 more
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Influence of physical capacities of males with transtibial amputation on gait adjustments on sloped surfaces [PDF]
, 2014 The aim of the study was to investigate how kinematic and kinetic adjustments between level and slope locomotion of persons with transtibial amputation are related to their individual muscular and functional capacities.
MARTINET, Noël +6 more
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Optimising the prescription and use of lower limb prosthetic technology: a mixed methods approach [PDF]
, 2010 Aim: Lower limb amputation is an increasingly prevalent surgical procedure in the Western world due to the increase of peripheral vascular disease. Not everyone who receives a prosthetic limb will benefit from its use and may abandon this expensive ...
Schaffalitzky, Elisabeth Manon
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The Effect of Clinical Pathway Implementation on Healing of Post Lower Limb Amputation for Diabetic Patients [PDF]
Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal, 2015 Diabetic lower limb amputation remains the serious outcome of diabetic footcomplications. It has been consistently shown that the best results of diabetic stump careoccur when clinical pathway /an interdisciplinary approach is taken toward treatment ...
Kawther Tolba +4 more
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International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 2020 Purpose: To describe the quality of life(QOL) of Syrian people with lower limb amputation after the war. Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted at the Military Hospital in Lattakia, from May to August 2019.
Frial Mahmoud Nizamli
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LEVEL SELECTION OF NON-TRAUMATIC LOWER EXTREMITY AMPUTATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH CRITICAL ISCHEMIA
Сучасні медичні технології, 2022 Objective. To evaluate the informativeness of ultrasound scanning of the lower limb arteries and angiography in patients with critical ischemia for choosing the optimal level of extremity amputation. Methods.
S.M. Vasyliuk +5 more
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Function after lower limb amputation [PDF]
Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica, 1986 Functional ability and social dependence were investigated by personal interview of 107 lower limb amputees surviving 1-5 years postoperatively. Among eight independent variables studied by multiple regression analysis, increased age was associated unfavorably with physical ability and social dependence.
P, Helm +4 more
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