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Revista Cubana de Ortopedia y Traumatología
versión On-line ISSN 1561-3100
Resumen
LARA VALDIVIA, Jesús Enrique; OTERO ENAMORADO, Enrique y RAMOS ALMEIDA, Nora. Prospective study in patients with amputation of the lower extremeties: Rationalization in the follow-up. Rev Cubana Ortop Traumatol [online]. 2001, vol.15, n.1-2, pp. 46-50. ISSN 1561-3100.
A prospective study (1996-1997) of 30 subjects with amputation of the lower extremities that were treated at the department of prothesis and orthosis of “Frank País” International Scientific Orthopedic Complex was made aimed at determining those factors influencing on this type of patients. It was observed that in 66 % of them the period of time between the amputation and the introduction of the prothesis was over 3 months, with good results in 45 % of the cases.
Palabras clave : AMPUTEES; EXTREMETIES; PROPECTIVE STUDIES; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; DATA COLLECTION.