Body image and self-esteem in lower-limb amputees.

BACKGROUND: Limb amputation is often an inevitable procedure in the advanced condition of various diseases and poses a dramatic impact on a patient's life. The aim of the present study is to analyze the impact of lower-limb amputations on aesthetic factors such as body image and self-esteem as...

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Main Authors: Lukas A Holzer, Florian Sevelda, Georg Fraberger, Olivia Bluder, Wolfgang Kickinger, Gerold Holzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3963966?pdf=render