title: [Evaluation of patients with below knee amputation with respect to postoperative prosthesis fitting].
abstract: A follow-up of 78 patients who underwent amputations just below the knee at Herlev University Hospital in the county of Copenhagen during the period 1985-88 is reported. The examination was carried out at an average of 39 months later. There was a high early mortality postoperatively as well as in the subsequent years. Of the survivors, about 87% were found to be candidates for prosthetic fitting. Nearly all of these patients became functional ambulators. The long-term survival rate was primarily correlated to a reduced occurrence of concurrent medical diseases, especially of cardiovascular nature. All women with diabetes mellitus were deceased at the time of examination. This is a well-known phenomenon, relating diabetes with a six times higher mortality risk. The study indicates that the effort and expense of fitting and training patients with prostheses may be well worthwhile.
authors: Ortopaedkirurgisk afdeling T., Amtssygehuset i Herlev.
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authors: Lundsgaard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Evaluering af crusamputerede patienter med henblik på postoperativ proteseforsyning.