Transtibial Amputees from the Vietnam War
- 1 March 2001
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 83 (3) , 383-389
- https://doi.org/10.2106/00004623-200103000-00010
Abstract
Background:The long-term functional outcome following lower-extremity amputation is not well documented. I ascertained the functional outcome and health status of patients who had sustained a unilateral transtibial amputation as a result of a battlefield injury.Methods:The records of 123 patients whKeywords
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