Impact of limb loss in the United States

The amputee gets lost in the American health care system because of fragmentation across the continuum. The journey of the diabetic patient with limb loss through the health care system is even more precarious than that of the traumatic amputee. Interventions to address these secondary conditions an...

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Published inPhysical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America Vol. 25; no. 1; p. 9
Main Authors Sheehan, Terrence Patrick, Gondo, George C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.2014
Subjects
Amputation - economics
Amputation - psychology
Amputation - rehabilitation
Amputation - statistics & numerical data
Amputation, Traumatic - epidemiology
Amputation, Traumatic - psychology
Amputation, Traumatic - rehabilitation
Artificial Limbs
Delivery of Health Care
Diabetic Foot - epidemiology
Diabetic Foot - surgery
Healthcare Disparities
Humans
Insurance Coverage
Insurance, Health
Obesity - complications
Patient Care Team
Patient-Centered Care
Peripheral Arterial Disease - epidemiology
Peripheral Arterial Disease - surgery
United States - epidemiology
United States
US health care system
Amputees
Limb loss
Prosthetics
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Summary:The amputee gets lost in the American health care system because of fragmentation across the continuum. The journey of the diabetic patient with limb loss through the health care system is even more precarious than that of the traumatic amputee. Interventions to address these secondary conditions and improve the health and outcomes of persons with disability have focused on standard medical treatments, such as medication or physical rehabilitation therapies, often to the exclusion of psychosocial interventions. Each member of the amputee rehabilitation team plays a specific and important role in the care and recovery of the person with limb loss.
ISSN:1558-1381
DOI:10.1016/j.pmr.2013.09.007