HEMODIALYSIS IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH PRE-PROSTHETIC INPATIENT REHABILITATION OUTCOMES AFTER DYSVASCULAR LOWER EXTREMITY AMPUTATION: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY
BACKGROUND: Lower extremity amputation due to complications from peripheral vascular disease and/or diabetes are common and these patients often have multiple comorbidities. Patients with end-stage renal disease receiving hemodialysis (ESRD/HD) are a particularly vulnerable group at risk for amputa...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Online Publication Group (COPG)
2020-09-01
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| Series: | Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/cpoj/article/view/34471 |