Evaluation of the current status of prosthetic rehabilitation services for major limb loss: a descriptive study in Ugandan Referral hospitals.

The Ugandan public healthcare system lacks adequate prosthetic services both in terms of personnel and supporting resources, including equipment, materials, and components. The provision of prosthetics rehabilitation services is limited, especially in rural regions. Decentralising services could improve patients' access to prosthetic services.Implications for RehabilitationAvailability and accessibility of prosthetic services are essential to the rehabilitation and reintegration of amputees into communities in Low-and-Middle-Income countries (LMICs).For stakeholders to formulate effective plans to address issues within prosthetics service provision, quality data on the current state of services is necessary.Service providers should prioritise the decentralisation of prosthetic rehabilitation services, especially for patients in rural areas, to improve access and reach of these services.To achieve optimal limb functionality after amputation for both lower and upper limb amputees, rehabilitation professionals working in LMICs should focus on delivering comprehensive multidisciplinary rehabilitation services.Orthopaedic personnel should ensure complete and accurate documentation of patient information following amputation to enable effective tracking and monitoring of patient care to improve outcomes of rehabilitation.