Use of prostheses in lower limb amputee patients due to peripheral arterial disease
Objective To evaluate the indication of prosthesis during rehabilitation and the maintenance of their use or abandonment rate after discharge, as well as mortality of lower limb amputees due to peripheral arterial disease.Methods A retrospective and cross-sectional study carried out with lower limb...
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Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
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