Does size matter? Examining the effect of obesity on inpatient amputation rehabilitation outcomes

Autor: Tim Pauley, Lilian L. Y. Vivas, Michael Devlin, Steven Dilkas
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Disability and Rehabilitation. 39:36-42
ISSN: 1464-5165
0963-8288
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2016.1140831
Popis: Purpose This study investigated whether obesity impacted clinical outcomes of patients at discharge from inpatient amputation rehabilitation. Method This was a retrospective chart review examining admissions for lower extremity amputation rehabilitation at a Canadian Regional Amputee Rehabilitation Programme between December 2011 and June 2014. Discharge outcomes were predefined as the two-minute walk test (2MWT), the L-test of functional mobility and the SIGAM score. These were compared between each body mass index (BMI) group (underweight
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