January 1, 2010The Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Servicemembers and veterans with major traumatic limb loss from Vietnam war and OIF/OEF conflicts: Survey methods, participants, and summary findings

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Population

581 veterans and servicemembers with major traumatic limb loss

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

GRGayle E. ReiberNational Institutes of Health LMLynne V. McFarlandUnited States Army Reserve SHSharon Hubbard

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

High prosthetic use and good health status in limb-loss veterans may guide rehabilitation; leaves open longitudinal assessment of comorbidities.

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Population

581 veterans and servicemembers with major traumatic limb loss (298 Vietnam war veterans and 283 Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom [OIF/OEF] servicemembers/veterans)

Outcome

Self-reported combat injuries, health status, quality of life, and prosthetic device use, function, rejection, and satisfactionpatient reported

Veterans with major traumatic limb loss report high rates of prosthetic use and good overall health status, though significant physical and mental health comorbidities persist.

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Reiber et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69eb290ac71ec194e782c92e https://doi.org/10.1682/jrrd.2010.01.0009

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Implication

High prosthetic use and good health status in limb-loss veterans may guide rehabilitation; leaves open longitudinal assessment of comorbidities.

Servicemembers and veterans with major traumatic limb loss from Vietnam war and OIF/OEF conflicts: Survey methods, participants, and summary findings

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

Servicemembers and veterans with major traumatic limb loss from Vietnam war and OIF/OEF conflicts: Survey methods, participants, and summary findings

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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