BACK PAIN AND OSTEOARTHRITIS AS SECONDARY DISABILITIES OF LOWER LIMB AMPUTATION
INTRODUCTION Long-term damages after lower extremity amputation have previously been analysed in three systematic reviews 5–7 showing that amputees have a higher risk for developing knee and hip osteoarthritis on the sound side. The altered gait pattern appears to increase the load on the sound s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Online Publication Group (COPG)
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/cpoj/article/view/32034 |