TY - BOOK ID - 77906798 TI - Lower limb amputation : a guide to living a quality life PY - 2006 SN - 128197501X 9786611975012 1934559237 1423769104 9781423769101 9781934559239 1932603247 PB - New York : Demos Medical Pub., DB - UniCat KW - Leg KW - Extremities, Lower KW - Extremity, Lower KW - Legs KW - Limb, Lower KW - Limb, Pelvic KW - Lower extremities KW - Lower extremity KW - Lower limb KW - Lower limbs KW - Pelvic limb KW - Pelvic limbs KW - Extremities (Anatomy) KW - Amputation UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77906798 AB - Limb loss can occur due to trauma, infection, diabetes, vascular disease, cancer and other diseases. Lower limb amputation is relatively common and has a profound impact on a person's life, regardless of the cause. Feelings of loss and grief, difficulties in learning to walk with an artificial limb, and readjustment to an interrupted life all pose considerable challenges. Nevertheless, there are countless stories of people who have successfully overcome these problems. This book provides the practical knowledge needed to cope with the life changes caused by lower limb amputation. It demystifie ER -