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  • Title: Rehabilitation after bilateral lower extremity amputation.
    Author: Kerstein MD, Zimmer H, Dugdale FE, Lerner E.
    Journal: Arch Phys Med Rehabil; 1975 Jul; 56(7):309-11. PubMed ID: 1147750.
    Abstract:
    Fourty-four men (average age, 61.5 years) who had undergone amputation of both lower extremities were studied at a Veterans Administration hospital. Vascular insufficiency was the most frequent reason for amputation. In 26 of the patients bilateral below-knee amputations had been performed. Although diabetes mellitus was present in 26 of the patients, it severely hampered rehabilitation in only four. Twenty-nine (nearly 65%) of the 44 patients became totally independent in daily functions. However, the average time required for maximum rehabilitation was almost 30 weeks.
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