Observational studyJournal of rehabilitation research and development2015
Effects of prosthetic limb prescription on 3-year mortality among Veterans with lower-limb amputation.
Observational study in Journal of rehabilitation research and development, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Benefits of an Enhanced Recovery Pathway for Lower Extremity Amputation Patients.Annals of vascular surgery · 2025Article
- The effect of depression on prosthesis prescription in men and women who have undergone a lower limb amputation.Disability and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- A Prospective Assessment of an Adjustable, Immediate Fit, Subischial Transfemoral Prosthesis.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2022Article
- Impact of Time to Receipt of Prosthesis on Total Healthcare Costs 12 Months Postamputation.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation · 2020Article
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Abstract
Our objective was to determine the relationship between receipt of a prescription for a prosthetic limb and 3 yr mortality postsurgery among Veterans with lower-limb amputation (LLA). We conducted a retrospective observational study that included 4,578 Veterans hospitalized for LLA and discharged in fiscal years 2003 and 2004. The outcome was time to all-cause mortality from the amputation surgical date up to the 3 yr anniversary of the surgical date. Of the Veterans with LLA, 1,300 (28.4%) received a prescription for a prosthetic limb within 1 yr after the surgical amputation. About 46% (n = 2,086) died within 3 yr of the surgical anniversary. Among those who received a prescription for a prosthetic limb, only 25.2% died within 3 yr of the surgical anniversary. After adjustment, Veterans who received a prescription for a prosthetic limb were less likely to die after the surgery than Veterans without a prescription, with a hazard ratio of 0.68 (95% confidence interval: 0.60-0.77). Findings demonstrated that Veterans with LLA who received a prescription for a prosthetic limb within 1 yr after the surgical amputation were less likely to die within 3 yr of the surgical amputation after controlling for patient-, treatment-, and facility-level characteristics.
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