Walking activity in primary lower limb amputees in the first 6 months after surgery

Abstract EN

Vingt-six patients, amputes d'un membre inferieur primaire ont ete suivis, afin d'evaluer le niveau d'activite durant les six premiers mois suivant ramputation.

On a evalue ces patients grace a un compteur de pas, attache a la prothese.

L'evaluation des patients s'est faite a Fadmission, au moment de l'autorisation de sortie a intervalles d'un mois, de trois mois et de six mois, apres la sortie de hopital.

On a aussi etudie un groupe du meme age utilisant le compteur de pas et on a compare les resultats.

L'activite est aussi mesuree en utilisant le "score d'activite" de Day (Day 1981) etun score demobilite.

On a aussi note les appareils utilises facilitant la marche, ainsi que l'etat d'esprit.

On a trouve que les patients etaient moms actifs que leurs pairs, devenaient nettement moins actifs suite a leur amputation et utilisaient beaucoup plus d'appareils pour marcher.

Les scores devaluation utilises etaient en correlation avec les resultats du compteur de pas et sont recommandes car ils sont faciles a utiliser et donnent ime indication de l'activite globale de ce groupe de patients.

Twenty six primary lower limb amputees were studied to asses their activity levels during the first six months after amputation.

The patients were assessed by way of a electronic step counter fitted to the prosthesis.

The patients were assessed on admission, discharge, one month, three months and 6 months after discharge.

A peer group was also studied using the step counter and the results compared.

Activity was also measured using Day's Activity score1 and a mobility score.

Walking aids used were also recorded as was the mental status.

The patients were found to be less active than their peers, to become markedly less active following the amputation and use more walking aids.

The assessment scores used correlated with the step counter results and are commended as being easy to use and to give an indication of the overall activity of this group of patients.