Association between Functional Severity and Amputation Type with Rehabilitation Outcomes in Patients with Lower Limb Amputation

The purpose of this study was to determine independent influences of functional level and lower limb amputation type on inpatient rehabilitation outcomes. We conducted a secondary data analysis for patients with lower limb amputation who received inpatient medical rehabilitation (N = 26,501). The st...

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Main Authors: Amol M. Karmarkar, James E. Graham, Timothy A. Reistetter, Amit Kumar, Jacqueline M. Mix, Paulette Niewczyk, Carl V. Granger, Kenneth J. Ottenbacher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Rehabilitation Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/961798