Cold injury amputees-A psychosocial problem?
Open Access
- 1 December 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Prosthetics and Orthotics International
- Vol. 8 (3), 143-146
- https://doi.org/10.3109/03093648409146076
Abstract
The rehabilitation of 8 cold injury lower limb amputees is described, 7 of whom were alcoholic and had significant personality disorders. Delayed wound healing was the only common physical problem but the psychosocial difficulties were substantial and were the principal determinant of outcome following rehabilitation.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- Management of patients with bilateral amputations.BMJ, 1981
- COLD INJURIES IN KASHMIR, DECEMBER 19711978
- CLINICAL EXPERIENCES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF COLD INJURIESPublished by Wolters Kluwer Health ,1974