Enabling Mobility: A Simulation Model of the Health Care System for Major Lower-Limb Amputees to Assess the Impact of Digital Prosthetics Services
The World Health Organization estimates that 5 to 15% of amputees in any given population have access to a prosthesis. This figure is likely to worsen as the amputee population is expected to double by 2050, straining the limited capacity of prosthetics services. Without proper and timely prosthetic...
Main Authors: | Jefferson K. Rajah, William Chernicoff, Christopher J. Hutchison, Paulo Gonçalves, Birgit Kopainsky |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-01-01
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Series: | Systems |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/11/1/22 |
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