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Outcomes of Patients with Lower Limb Loss after Using a Training Prosthesis: A Retrospective Case Series Study.
- Source :
- Healthcare (2227-9032); Mar2024, Vol. 12 Issue 5, p567, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- The aim of this retrospective case series study was to investigate outcomes in patients with lower limb loss based on whether or not they used a training prosthesis (TP) during rehabilitation. The medical records of 171 consecutive patients admitted to rehabilitation hospitalization between January 2014 and December 2018 following a major amputation of the lower limb were reviewed. Patients were categorized into two groups: patients who underwent rehabilitation with a TP and patients who did not use a TP. Outcomes (i.e., discharge destination, length of stay, number of sockets required, and number of the size adaptation of each socket, as well as functional level) were compared between groups. Of the 171 patients, 126 underwent rehabilitation with a TP, and 45 patients underwent rehabilitation without any TP. In conclusion, we found that patients who used a TP had a significantly shorter hospital length of stay when compared to those who did not. This length of stay for patients with TP was not influenced by age but was lowered by a higher body mass index (BMI), tibial instead of femoral amputation, and the male gender. No association was found between the use of TP and discharge destination, functional level, number of socket modifications, and number of sockets required. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- LEG surgery
ARTIFICIAL limbs
AMPUTATION
PATIENT education
BODY mass index
QUALITATIVE research
PHYSIOLOGICAL adaptation
DATA analysis
HOSPITAL care
SEX distribution
FUNCTIONAL assessment
AMPUTEES
RETROSPECTIVE studies
QUANTITATIVE research
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
MANN Whitney U Test
CHI-squared test
DISCHARGE planning
REHABILITATION centers
MEDICAL records
STATISTICS
HEALTH outcome assessment
CASE studies
LENGTH of stay in hospitals
DATA analysis software
EVALUATION
REHABILITATION
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22279032
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Healthcare (2227-9032)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 175990291
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12050567