TY - JOUR
T1 - Motor and sensory rehabilitation after lower limb amputation
T2 - State of art and perspective of change
AU - Casale, Roberto
AU - Maini, Maurizio
AU - Bettinardi, Ornella
AU - Labeeb, Alaa
AU - Rosati, Vanessa
AU - Damiani, Carlo
AU - Mallik, Maryam
PY - 2013/1
Y1 - 2013/1
N2 - The rehabilitation of the amputated patient is based on a coordinated sequence of diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic procedures carried out by an interdisciplinary rehabilitation team, that works globally on all patient problems. The objectives of the different phases of the rehabilitation treatment were reviewed. Due to their relevance in conditioning the final outcome of the treatment, aspects requiring further studies and remarks, were also reviewed. Among these the psychological aspects, the alterations of all sensory inputs, the secondary alterations at the bone, articular and muscular level, pain of the residual limb and the phantom limb. Finally, the basic criteria to be used to choose the kind of prosthesis in relation to the characteristics and expectations of the amputated person, and the results of the recovery of the autonomy and walking ability, will be schematically described.
AB - The rehabilitation of the amputated patient is based on a coordinated sequence of diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic procedures carried out by an interdisciplinary rehabilitation team, that works globally on all patient problems. The objectives of the different phases of the rehabilitation treatment were reviewed. Due to their relevance in conditioning the final outcome of the treatment, aspects requiring further studies and remarks, were also reviewed. Among these the psychological aspects, the alterations of all sensory inputs, the secondary alterations at the bone, articular and muscular level, pain of the residual limb and the phantom limb. Finally, the basic criteria to be used to choose the kind of prosthesis in relation to the characteristics and expectations of the amputated person, and the results of the recovery of the autonomy and walking ability, will be schematically described.
KW - Lower limb amputation
KW - Motor & sensory rehabilitation
KW - Pain
KW - Phantom limb
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M3 - Article
C2 - 23798234
AN - SCOPUS:84879125110
VL - 35
SP - 51
EP - 60
JO - Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia
JF - Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia
SN - 1592-7830
IS - 1
ER -