ArticleArchives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2012
The effect of rehabilitation in a comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation unit on mobility outcome after dysvascular lower extremity amputation.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
- Outcomes following major dysvascular lower limb amputation: an updated systematic review.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Outcomes of dysvascular partial foot amputation and how these compare to transtibial amputation: a systematic review for the development of shared decision-making resources.Systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Recovery After Nontraumatic Lower Limb Amputation: A Scoping Review of Longitudinal Research Studies.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2026Review
- Occupational Therapy as Integral Partner in Lower Limb Amputation Rehabilitation: A Clinical Commentary.Occupational therapy in health care · 2026Article
- Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Lower Extremity Amputation During Inpatient Rehabilitation and its Predictors for Home Discharge.HCA healthcare journal of medicine · 2026Article
- Exploring the Effect of Preamputation Employment and Income on Ambulation in Dysvascular Lower Extremity Amputees After Amputee Rehabilitation: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2024Article
- The Effectiveness of Rehabilitation after Open Surgical Release for Trigger Finger: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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- Factors Associated With Prolonged Length of Stay and Failed Lower Limb Prosthetic Fitting During Inpatient Rehabilitation.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2020Article
- Hemodialysis is Not Associated With Pre-prosthetic Inpatient Rehabilitation Outcomes After Dysvascular Lower Extremity Amputation: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Canadian prosthetics & orthotics journal · 2020Article
- Quality of Relationships With Caregivers, Depression, and Life Satisfaction After Dysvascular Lower Extremity Amputation.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2018Article
- Perceived social support moderates the relationship between activities of daily living and depression after lower limb loss.Rehabilitation psychology · 2017Article
- PREDICTING WALKING ABILITY FOLLOWING LOWER LIMB AMPUTATION:Technology and innovation · 2016Article
- The status of application and physiotherapy-rehabilitation of prosthetics in Turkey.Journal of physical therapy science · 2016Article
- Functional Outcomes After the Prosthetic Training Phase of Rehabilitation After Dysvascular Lower Extremity Amputation.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2015Article
- Suicidal ideation among individuals with dysvascular lower extremity amputation.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2015Article
- Home-based treadmill training to improve gait performance in persons with a chronic transfemoral amputation.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2013Article
- Functional outcomes of persons who underwent dysvascular lower extremity amputations: effect of postacute rehabilitation setting.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation · 2013Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo (1) compare the total volume of rehabilitation therapy for patients ever attending a comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation unit (CIRU) versus never during the 12 months after amputation; (2) determine whether rehabilitation in a CIRU at any time in the first year after amputation results in greater mobility success compared with other types of rehabilitation environments of care; and (3) determine for those patients treated in a CIRU, which specific patient characteristics were associated with improved mobility outcome.
designProspective cohort study.
settingTwo Veterans Affairs medical centers.
participantsPatients (N=199) with peripheral vascular disease or diabetes undergoing a first unilateral major amputation were screened for participation between September 2005 and December 2008. Among these, 113 (57%) met study criteria; of these, 72 (64%) participated.
interventionEver attending a CIRU versus never attending a CIRU in first 12 months after amputation.
main outcome measuresNumber of rehabilitation therapy visits, Locomotor Capability Index scores, and mobility success.
resultsThe mean number of all therapy visits for patients ever attending a CIRU was significantly greater than that for those never attending over a 12-month period (48.6 vs 22.6; P=.001). Mean total time per any rehabilitation visit was .83±.27 hours for those ever attending and .60±.20 hours for those never attending (P<.001). Patients who ever were treated in a CIRU were 17% more likely to achieve mobility success than those who were not, controlling for amputation level, major depressive episode, alcohol use, social support, total number of rehabilitation visits, and hospital site (risk difference=.17; 95% confidence interval, .09-.25; P<.001).
conclusionsRehabilitation in a CIRU resulted in improved mobility success for veterans undergoing major lower extremity amputation secondary to peripheral vascular disease or diabetes. Among those admitted to a CIRU, younger patients with greater social support, healthy weight, and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease had the greatest probability of mobility success.
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