Quality of Life in Patients with Lower Limb Amputation: Does It Affect Post-amputation Pain, Functional Status, Emotional Status and Perception of Body Image?

AKYOL, YEŞİM; Tander, Berna; Goktepe, Ahmet; Safaz, Ismail; Kuru, Omer; Tan, Arif

doi:10.3109/10582452.2013.851761

Quality of Life in Patients with Lower Limb Amputation: Does It Affect Post-amputation Pain, Functional Status, Emotional Status and Perception of Body Image?

AKYOL Y., Tander B., Goktepe A. S. , Safaz I., Kuru O., Tan A. K.

JOURNAL OF MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN, vol.21, no.4, pp.334-340, 2013 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 21 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2013
Doi Number: 10.3109/10582452.2013.851761
Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN
Page Numbers: pp.334-340

Abstract

Objective: Comparison of quality of life [QOL] and emotional status in male patients with traumatic lower limb amputation [LLA] and controls and evaluation of the relationship between these outcomes and post-amputation pain, functional status and perception of body image.