title: Medical certification of pilots with lower-extremity amputations.
abstract: More than 1.2 million Americans live with absence of a limb. Modern prosthetic limbs, talented prosthetists, and enthusiastic therapists enable many motivated individuals with absent limbs to pursue very active lifestyles. This article presents a case report of a first-class pilot who had experienced a traumatic above-knee amputation and includes a brief review of recent U.S. limb loss and amputation data, as well as aeromedical issues associated with amputation.
authors.affiliation: FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
authors.forename: William E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic; D002568:Certification; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010808:Physical Examination; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation