ArticlePM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation2015
Functional Outcomes After the Prosthetic Training Phase of Rehabilitation After Dysvascular Lower Extremity Amputation.
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- Outcomes following major dysvascular lower limb amputation: an updated systematic review.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Factors influencing participation in physical activity after dysvascular amputation: a qualitative meta-synthesis.Disability and rehabilitation · 2019Pooled it
- A low-cost easily implementable physiotherapy intervention clinically improves gait implying better adaptation to lower limb prosthesis: a randomized clinical trial.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- Psychosocial factors associated with poor outcomes after amputation for complex regional pain syndrome type-I.PloS one · 2019Trial
- Behavior-Change Intervention Targeting Physical Function, Walking, and Disability After Dysvascular Amputation: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2018Trial
- Physical activity behavior change for older veterans after dysvascular amputation.Contemporary clinical trials · 2017Trial
- Patient reported outcomes improve following lower limb prosthesis and socket and replacement.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2026Article
- Satisfaction with Prosthesis and Walking Ability among Trans-Tibial Prosthesis Users from Two Selected Rehabilitation Hospitals in Rwanda.Rwanda journal of medicine and health sciences · 2025Article
- Creation of a Limb Loss and Preservation Registry for Improving the Quality of Patient Care in the United States.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2024Article
- Lumbopelvic movement coordination during walking improves with transfemoral bone anchored limbs: Implications for low back pain.Gait & posture · 2024Observational
- Telehealth Walking Self-Management for Individuals With Amputation: A Qualitative Study of Therapist Perspectives on Adoption.Physical therapy · 2024Article
- Walking Exercise Sustainability Through Telehealth for Veterans With Lower-Limb Amputation: A Study Protocol.Physical therapy · 2024Article
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- Adults with lower-limb amputation: Reduced multifidi muscle activity and extensor muscle endurance is associated with worse physical performance.Clinical physiology and functional imaging · 2023Article
- Effect of concurrent training in unilateral transtibial amputees using Paralympic athletes as a control group.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2023Article
- Postamputation Cognitive Impairment Is Related to Worse Perceived Physical Function Among Middle-Aged and Older Prosthesis Users.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2022Observational
- Error-Manipulation Gait Training for Veterans With Nontraumatic Lower Limb Amputation: A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol.Physical therapy · 2021Article
- Trunk Muscle Characteristics: Differences Between Sedentary Adults With and Without Unilateral Lower Limb Amputation.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Psychosocial Factors Influence Physical Activity after Dysvascular Amputation: A Convergent Mixed-Methods Study.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Self-Efficacy and Social Support are Associated with Disability for Ambulatory Prosthesis Users After Lower-Limb Amputation.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo describe physical function outcomes and modes of physical therapy intervention for a cohort of patients with dysvascular lower extremity amputation (LEA) during the prosthetic training phase of rehabilitation.
designA retrospective cohort study.
settingPhysical rehabilitation clinics at a Veterans Affairs medical center and a university hospital. PATIENTS: Forty-two patients (38 men, 4 women, age 60.2 ± 8.4 years) who completed outpatient physical therapy rehabilitation with prosthetic training after dysvascular LEA.
methodsAll patients underwent a prosthetic training phase of rehabilitation, with standardized outcome measures performed at initiation and discharge.
main outcome measuresPerformance-based physical function measures included Two-Minute Walk (2 MW), Timed-Up and Go (TUG), and 5-meter gait speed. Self-report physical function measures included the Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire-Mobility Section (PEQ-MS) and the Patient-Specific Functional Scale. Rehabilitation dose was tracked as total number of clinic visits, rehabilitation duration, and specific intervention modes.
resultsThere were significant improvements between initial and discharge values (mean ± SD) for the Two-Minute Walk (67.5 ± 29.9 m and 103.3 ± 45.8 m, respectively, P < .001), gait speed (0.58 ± 0.27 m/s and 0.88 ± 0.39 m/s, respectively, P < .001), TUG (34.8 ± 21.3 seconds and 18.6 ± 13.9 seconds, respectively, P < .001), PEQ-MS (2.2 ± 0.9 and 2.8 ± 0.8, respectively, P < .001), and Patient-Specific Functional Scale (3.2 ± 2.0 and 5.9 ± 2.3, respectively, P < .001). Performance-based (TUG) and self-report (PEQ-MS) changes in functional mobility from initial exam to discharge had low or no correlations with rehabilitation dose measures. The number of clinic visits was 12.7 ± 13.1 and rehabilitation duration was 13.7 ± 16.8 weeks.
conclusionsSignificant improvements in performance-based and self-report measures of physical function occurred during the prosthetic training phase of physical rehabilitation after dysvascular major LEA. Despite improvements in function, gait speed, and TUG outcomes remained below clinically important thresholds, indicating patients were limited in community ambulation and at risk for falls. Lack of moderate or greater correlation between rehabilitation dose and outcome measures may indicate the need for more specific rehabilitation dose measures.
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