Purpose: To review the existing literature on the social and psychological challenges faced
by people with an amputation and to provide a detailed analysis of the literature examining …

Amputation is a major health burden on the families, society, and on medical services as
well. Traumatic limb amputation is a catastrophic injury and an irreversible act which is …

Recently, the robotics industry celebrated its 60-year anniversary. We have used robots for
more than six decades to empower people to do things that are typically dirty, dull and/or …

Individuals with unilateral trans-femoral amputations due to non-vascular causes were
studied in a mailed survey designed to investigate health-related quality of life (HRQL) …

Above-knee amputation severely reduces the mobility and quality of life of millions of
individuals. Walking with available leg prostheses is highly inefficient, and poor walking …

Objective To assess construct validity of the Prosthetic Limb Users Survey of Mobility (PLUS-
M), a self-report mobility measure for people with lower limb amputation (LLA). Design Cross …

To investigate health-related quality of life (HRQL) in diabetes patients separately for those
with current foot ulcers, those with primary healed ulcers, and those who have undergone …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify factors that predict an individual's
subjective quality of life (QoL) after having a lower limb amputation. Design: Cross-sectional …

Objective: to investigate factors that predict walking with a prosthesis after lower limb
amputation. Design: Systematic literature review. Methods: A computer-aided literature …

Background: While rehabilitation professionals are historically trained to place emphasis on
the restoration of mobility following lower limb amputation, changes in healthcare dynamics …