Pre-operative rehabilitation for dysvascular lower-limb amputee patients: A focus group study involving medical professionals.
Rienk DekkerYoanna V HristovaJuha M HijmansJan H B GeertzenPublished in: PloS one (2018)
Although in general the effects of pre-rehabilitation are promising, pre-operative rehabilitation in dysvascular patients at risk for an LLA seems not feasible. Future research could focus on a better monitoring of dysvascular patients and the development of pre-rehabilitation in subgroups of younger dysvascular LLA patients.