Pre-operative rehabilitation for dysvascular lower-limb amputee patients: A focus group study involving medical professionals.

Pre-operative rehabilitation for dysvascular lower-limb amputee patients: A focus group study involving medical professionals.

BACKGROUND:Major lower-limb amputation (LLA) predisposes patients post-operatively to a significant decline in daily-life functioning. The physical condition of amputee patients prior to surgery is significantly deteriorated due to chronic peripheral vascular disease (PVD) and diabetes, which accoun...

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Main Authors: Rienk Dekker, Yoanna V Hristova, Juha M Hijmans, Jan H B Geertzen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6188752?pdf=render

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