Prosthetic rehabilitation of amputees aged over 90 is usually successful.
Prosthetic rehabilitation and prosthetic limb use in patients over 90 years of age have not been studied in detail. This study reports two concurrent successful cases and a review of registered patients aged over 90. Satisfactory outcomes often occur in this population and such patients should be referred for prosthetic rehabilitation, regardless of advanced age.
Graham
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Disablement Services Centre, Freeman Hospital, Freeman Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7AF, UK.
Fyfe
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome