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The Amputee Coalition recognizes the challenges of recovering from a traumatic event, such as losing a limb or learning that your child will be born with limb loss. With over 300 support groups and over 1,000 peer visitors nationwide, peer support offers emotional support, encouragement, and information vital to a full recovery. [citation needed]
There are also different methods of amputation treatment depending upon whether upper or lower extremities are involved. Services may be delivered in inpatient and/or outpatient programs. Magee's amputation program for amputation care combines technology with traditional, hands-on interventions. The pre-prosthetic phase of treatment includes:
Amputee Coalition of America; Amputees and War Wounded Association; H. Hanger, Inc. I. The Irede Foundation; O. The Organization of Amputees UDAS Republike Srpske; U.
One of the downfalls in the VA’s care for the post-9/11 generation of amputee veterans is not recognizing their needs are different from senior veterans, critics say.
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A less common major amputation is the Van Nes rotation, or rotationplasty, i.e. the turning around and reattachment of the foot to allow the ankle joint to take over the function of the knee. Types of amputations include: An above-knee amputation partial foot amputation amputation of the lower limb distal to the ankle joint ankle disarticulation
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The topics of these programs range from post-amputation surgery, to prosthetic gait training, to high-level activities and sports. [6] [7] He has also developed or modified several outcome measures of amputee mobility. In 2002, he published the Amputee Mobility Predictor (AMP), designed to determine the mobility of lower-limb amputees. [3]