Prosthetic rehabilitation of upper limb amputees: a five year review
| Autor: | V. Ibbotson, D. Datta |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
| Předmět: |
030506 rehabilitation
medicine.medical_specialty Rehabilitation business.industry Prosthetic rehabilitation medicine.medical_treatment Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Prosthesis 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Amputation Physical therapy medicine Upper limb 0305 other medical science business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Rehabilitation. 5:311-316 |
| ISSN: | 1477-0873 0269-2155 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/026921559100500407 |
| Popis: | A review of 55 upper limb amputees, acquired and congenital, referred to a subregional centre for amputee rehabilitation in a five year period is presented. Ninety-six per cent of the amputees were provided with prostheses. Seventy-three per cent of these patients have successfully accepted their prostheses with a minimum follow-up period of two years. The importance of a multidisciplinary approach in providing a comprehensive rehabilitation programme cannot be overemphasized. Patient's views and needs must be at the forefront in formulating the rehabilitation programme. Success of the prostheses should not be determined only on the grounds of active use, as cosmetic replacement may also play a major role in the total rehabilitation of upper limb amputees. |
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