Background and aims Upper limb amputations cause numerous physical and psychosocial
challenges including disruptions to quality of life as well as limitations in participation in …

Introduction Major lower limb amputation is a significant event with substantial implications
for patients' quality of life. Care, treatment, and rehabilitation are largely governed by …

Background Amputations are done daily over the world in an attempt to save a person's life,
treat a disease symptomatically or to improve the functionality of a person. Amputation …

Ten years after the ISPO consensus conference on amputation surgery, a search of relevant
publications in the Rehabilitation-prosthetics-literature over the years 1990–2000 was …

Amputation is commonly regarded as a lifesaving procedure. However, the loss of a body
part can lead to permanent disability that can impact patients physically, psychologically …

Upper limb amputation can result in significant functional impairment necessitating a
comprehensive rehabilitation approach throughout the continuum of care. In 2022, the …

Purpose: To explore the lived experience of lower limb amputees with respect to their lives
following amputation, both before as well as after using prosthesis. Â Materials and …

The majority of amputations in the western world today are due to vascular disease. Despite
the advances in surgical treatment of this disease, particularly by reconstruction, it is a sad …

This article provides an overview of the care of patients undergoing limb amputation.
Absence of a limb can be congenital or the result of trauma or complications of chronic …

To describe the outcomes with major lower limb amputation (LLA) in one institution in terms
of morbidity, rehabilitation potential, discharge destination, and function. The medical …