Background Enhancing the quality of life of people with a lower limb amputation is critical in
prosthetic development and rehabilitation. Yet, no overview is available concerning the …

Background: Because the population grows older and the burden of chronic disease
increases, many individuals will undergo major lower limb amputation (LLA) at advanced …

Aim: To explore the experiences of patients living with diabetic lower extremity amputation
(DLEA) and its post-amputation wound in primary care. Background: DLEA, including both …

A Tecnologia Assistiva é pouco disseminada no Brasil. Avanços têm ocorrido
gradativamente por meio de conquistas na área jurídica e do fomento à pesquisa e …

Whether secondary to deformity, traumatic injury, infection, neoplasm, or ischemic disease,
the transmetatarsal amputation provides a functional means of limb preservation prior to …

The purpose of this pilot study was to identify impact differences in the rehabilitation of
balance, gait and functional capacity in patients with lower limb amputation performing …

Purpose: Virtual reality is widely used in patients with chronic musculoskeletal problems.
However, the short-term effects on individuals with transtibial (TT) amputation during this …

Introduction Impaired microcirculation, along with an increase in chronic medical conditions
in the geriatric cohort, may favor the development of soft-tissue defects in the lower extremity …

This retrospective cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the predictive value of SII
(Systemic Immune Inflammation Index) and PNI (Prognostic Nutritional Index) with blood …

Objective To examine and compare the association between the presence of depression
and anxiety symptoms and different sociodemographic and clinical factors including the …