2013
DOI: 10.5935/0104-7795.20130036
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Epidemiological profile of lower limb amputees patients assisted at the Lar Escola São Francisco between 2006 and 2012

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“…16 In contrast, LL amputations are more common among older people and are mostly related to non-traumatic causes, such as DM and vascular diseases. 3,10,17,18 In this study, upper limb amputations accounted for a much lower percentage than LL amputations, involved a younger age group, and the majority were caused by traumatic events.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 62%
“…16 In contrast, LL amputations are more common among older people and are mostly related to non-traumatic causes, such as DM and vascular diseases. 3,10,17,18 In this study, upper limb amputations accounted for a much lower percentage than LL amputations, involved a younger age group, and the majority were caused by traumatic events.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 62%
“…The rehabilitation of these patients must, necessarily, be carried out by a multidisciplinary team, aiming at the improvement of the functionality and quality of life, with or without prosthesis 2,8 . The health team that treats the amputee must have the overall understanding of the amputation, know the patient's epidemiological profile, the prevalence of associated diseases, average age of involvement, the relationship between the level of amputation and the use of assistive devices, among other variables.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Epidemiological studies are of paramount importance to assist the teams involved in the process of prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of amputees, contributing to the improvement of the results of their treatments, minimizing their sequelae and optimizing the patients' return to their functions of daily living, both instrumental and professional 8 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Referente ao gênero dos indivíduos analisados percebe-se que em sua maioria os sujeitos são homens. No estudo de Chamlian et al 11 também foi encontrado que a maior prevalência foi de homens, assim como em outros estudos encontrados na literatura. 12,13 Isto pode ocorrer possivelmente pelo fato dos homens estarem mais sujeitos a traumas físicos decorrentes de acidentes e/ou serem mais acometidos por amputações causadas por problemas vasculares.…”
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“…Já a causa vascular, como apontada por outros estudos, 18-20 mostra que o diabetes é um fator etiológico importante na amputação de origem vascular. Em relação ao nível de amputação, o estudo concorda com os dados de Monteiro et al 22 que também encontraram que a amputação transfemoral é mais prevalente nos indivíduos ao contrário do achado por Chamlian et al 11 que encontraram similaridade entre os casos de amputação transfemoral e transtibial.…”
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