title: Serving amputee patients in rural settings.
abstract: Managing care for amputee patients becomes complicated in a rural setting, where members of the care team are spread out and have overlapping roles. The solution to this situation is to start communication early in the process of getting a prosthesis.
authors: Southern Illinois University Clinical Center, Carbondale, USA.
authors: J L
authors: JL
authors: Rogers
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D000674:Amputees; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011182:Postoperative Care; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States