ABSTRACT
Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 322
Phases of Amputation Rehabilitation .............................................................................. 323 Preoperative ........................................................................................................ 323 Amputation Surgery and Reconstruction Phase ....................................................324 Acute Postoperative Phase ....................................................................................324 Preprosthetic Phase ..............................................................................................325 Prosthetic Fabrication ...........................................................................................325 Prosthetic Training ...............................................................................................325 Community Reintegration .................................................................................. 326 Vocational Rehabilitation .................................................................................... 328 Follow-Up ........................................................................................................... 328
Demographics of Limb Amputation ............................................................................... 328 Phantom and Residual Limb Pain ...................................................................................329 Levels of Limb Amputation .............................................................................................329 Prosthetic Prescription .................................................................................................... 330
Partial Hand.........................................................................................................332 Wrist Disarticulation/Below Elbow (Transradial) .................................................333 Elbow Disarticulation/Above Elbow (Transhumeral) ............................................333 Shoulder Disarticulation ......................................................................................333 Partial/Hindfoot ...................................................................................................333 Below Knee (Transtibial) ..................................................................................... 334 Knee Disarticulation/Above Knee (Transfemoral) ............................................... 334
Hip Disarticulation ..............................................................................................335 Prosthetic Complications .....................................................................................335 Prosthetic Costs ...................................................................................................335
