Lower limb amputation : a guide to living a quality life /

Limb loss can occur due to trauma, infection, diabetes, vascular disease, cancer and other diseases. Lower limb amputation is relatively common and has a profound impact on a person's life, regardless of the cause. Feelings of loss and grief, difficulties in learning to walk with an artificial...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cristian, Adrian, 1964-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Demos Medical Pub., ©2006.
Temas:
Leg > Amputation > Popular works.
Jambe > Amputation > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
MEDICAL > Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.
Leg > Amputation
Electronic books.
Popular works
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The causes of lower limb amputation
  • Prevention of additional amputations
  • Amputation surgery
  • The early post-surgical period of recovery
  • The rehabilitation unit and the "rehab" team
  • The prosthesis
  • Walking with a prosthesis
  • Returning home with a prosthesis
  • Problems commonly encountered by lower limb amputees
  • Follow-up visits to the rehabilitation clinic
  • The older, frail amputee
  • The bilateral amputee
  • The child with an amputation
  • Sports and the lower limb amputee
  • Coping with the loss of a limb.

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