Prosthetics and orthotics international
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The functional outcome of rehabilitated bilateral lower limb amputees was studied. The study included 31 amputees who were admitted during 1980-1990 to a rehabilitation centre in the north of the Netherlands. The clinical notes made during the patients' admission were studied to obtain information about their characteristics, while mobility and prosthetic use were studied at discharge. ⋯ In their activities of daily life 22 of the 28 patients alive at discharge were almost independent. At the time of the follow-up evaluation 17 of the 31 patients had died. For several reasons only 8 patients could be included in the follow-up, 6 vascular amputees and 2 traumatic amputees.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)