Dundee revisited — 25 years of a total amputee service

Abstract

The Dundee Limb Fitting Centre has provided an integrated rehabilitation programme for the amputee since 1965.

Prevalence of low back pain after transfemoral amputation related to physical activity and other prosthesis-related parameters

“…atherosclerosis and diabetes) are the most frequent cause for amputation. 8,9 The survival rate of vascular TFA in the Netherlands is 50% after 1.2 years. 10 This explains the apparent overrepresentation of young patients in the present study with a traumatic amputation.…”

Risk factors associated with mortality in veteran population following transtibial or transfemoral amputation

“…For a patient with a recent amputation, our data showed that 3 months or 1 year is a large percentage of the patient's remaining life span and that rehabilitation must focus on appropriate activities that help patients function more quickly, thus adding quality to their remaining lifetime. While mortality following a lower-limb amputation for vascular disease is high, many patients who survive the immediate postoperative period receive a prosthesis [1,7,9,[34][35][36][37][38]. These patients function reasonably well, at least in the short term.…”

Diabetes and Lower-Limb Amputations in the Community: A retrospective cohort study

“…The secondary source was an independent computerized database of all patients attending the Dundee Limb Fitting Centre, which provides a rehabilitation service for the whole of Tayside (13). Two possible sources of subjects were used to maximize ascertainment.…”