[Amputation, a multidisciplinary treatment]

Marie Thomas-Pohl; David Rogez; Stéphanie Truffaut-Laude; Éric Lapeyre

doi:10.1016/j.revinf.2014.12.006

[Amputation, a multidisciplinary treatment]

Rev Infirm. 2015 Mar:209:16-8. doi: 10.1016/j.revinf.2014.12.006.

[Article in French]

Authors

Marie Thomas-Pohl¹, David Rogez², Stéphanie Truffaut-Laude², Éric Lapeyre²

Affiliations

¹ Hôpital d'instruction des armées Percy, Service de médecine physique et de réadaptation, 101, avenue Henri-Barbusse, 92140 Clamart, France. Electronic address: thomas_marie@hotmail.com.
² Hôpital d'instruction des armées Percy, Service de médecine physique et de réadaptation, 101, avenue Henri-Barbusse, 92140 Clamart, France.

PMID: 26145128
DOI: 10.1016/j.revinf.2014.12.006

Abstract

With more than 8000 new amputees each year in France, mostly as a result of a trauma or vascular problem, the challenges are both surgical and technological. The success of the rehabilitation and readjustment of the patient is the fruit of multidisciplinary care.

Keywords: amputation; bionic prosthesis; prise en charge; prothèse bionique; rehabilitation; reintegration; réinsertion; rééducation; treatment.

Publication types

English Abstract