Prosthetic fitting in lower limb amputees.
A series of 320 patients with lower limb amputations was analyzed. Among patients admitted from home the risk of death in hospital, was 24 per cent (28/119) following AK amputation, as compared to 14 per cent (6/43) after TK amputation and 12 per cent (12/103) after BK amputation. Successful prosthetic fitting was achieved in 41 per cent (43/91) after AK amputation, 75 per cent (28/37) after TK amputation and 70 per cent (64/91) after BK amputation, including the 21 per cent (45/219) of patients discharged to a nursing home.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis