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Types of Disasters Paul N. Severin and Phillip A. Jacobson 5 5.1 Unique Vulnerabilities of Children Although pediatric patients are viewed as a unique population, they are the popula- tion: it has been estimated that more than 25% of the U.S. population fits within the ...
This is associated with fingertip injuries and amputations [39]. Ice climbing is a unique form of climbing and has one of the highest injury rates in climbing, with 9.8 injuries per 1000 h of exposure [40]. Indoor climbing by stark contrast was shown to lead to 3.1 injuries per 1000 h ...
INTRODUCTION:Since 2000 the numbers of both open and endovascular revascularization procedures have increased. Despite these increases, the number of major lower extremity amputations (LEAs) has remained relatively constant. The aim of the present study was to assess the number of vascular procedures ...
Lower extremity amputationVeteransChronic conditionsDiabetesPeripheral artery diseaseVeterans in the US have higher rates of lower extremity amputation (LEA) compared to the general population and these rates have increased between 2008 and 2018. There is limited data which directly evaluate the potential ...
(artificial parts), particularly for amputations in the lower extremity, have reduced the handicap for the amputee. The congenital amputee seldom requires any corrective surgery but is helped by prosthetic replacement. There is no definitely known causative factor for congenital amputation, but it ...
Restoring a person’s functional abilities is a primary goal in individuals with a lower extremity amputation. That is even if semantically ‘restoring’ might be an inappropriate term, when the individual has to learn how to move and maintain balance with sensory loss, limited degrees of freedom...
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