Racial disparities in prosthesis abandonment and mobility outcomes after lower limb amputation from a dysvascular etiology in a veteran population.

Max B HurwitzJoseph CzernieckiDavid C MorgenrothAaron TurnerAlison W HendersonElizabeth G Halsne Daniel C Norvell

Published in: PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation (2024)

This study demonstrated that health care disparities persist for NHB veterans following a dysvascular LEA, with increased prosthesis abandonment and worse mobility outcomes.

Keyphrases

lower limb
healthcare
affordable care act
type diabetes
adipose tissue
health insurance
african american
skeletal muscle
weight loss
peripheral artery disease