title: Functional outcomes in a lower limb amputee population.
abstract: This paper reports an evaluation of 132 patients seen at the Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre amputee programme during a 24-month period, carried out to evaluate the programme's effectiveness. In addition to a review of charts, a questionnaire was used (85% return rate) to help determine functional outcomes. The patient profile revealed a 3.4:1 male-to-female ratio and an average age of 64.8 +/- 13.0 years. The average overall training time was 44.0 +/- 26.5 days. Of the respondents, 65.5% wore their prosthesis at least 9 hours/day, 11.5% wore it at least 4 hours/day, and only 16.1% were no longer using their prosthesis. The programme's effectiveness appears to compare well with that of others reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sapp
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Little
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000674:Amputees / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009674:Nova Scotia; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology