Rehabilitation for patients with paraplegia and lower extremity amputation

This study examines the characteristics and treatment approaches for individuals who have both paraplegia (lower body paralysis) and lower extremity amputation. The research focuses on how to best rehabilitate these patients, considering both the spinal cord injury and the amputation to create personalized treatment plans. The goal is to improve their ability to perform daily tasks by using prostheses that support self-care.

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  Patients with paraplegia and lower extremity amputation often experience injuries from high-energy or complex trauma.
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  Comprehensive rehabilitation treatment improved patients’ functional independence measure (FIM) scores significantly.
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  The use of prostheses and orthoses, combined with rehabilitation, significantly improved the self-care, bed-chair transfer, and walking abilities of the patients.