@article{ref1,
title="Demography and function of children with limb loss",
journal="Prosthetics and orthotics international",
year="2005",
author="Yigiter, K. and Ulger, O. and Sener, G. and Akdogan, S. and Erbahçeci, F. and Bayar, K.",
volume="29",
number="2",
pages="131-138",
abstract="This retrospective study was designed for the period 1982-2002 to collect the basic data on the demography, level and side of the amputation, involved limbs, age, gender, and prosthetic functional level in children with limb loss. A total of 232 children were assessed through their prosthetic records. Seventy-two percent (195 children) presented lower-limb involvement, and 28% (77 children) had upper-limb loss. The age of the children varied between 1 and 15 years with a mean age of 9.90 +/- 2.32 years. Results of the study revealed that the leading amputation cause in children was congenital limb absence. The most frequent levels were determined as trans-tibial and trans-radial in lower and upper limbs, respectively. Findings showed that more boys (60%) were affected, and 84% of all amputations were found to be unilateral. It was also seen that right-side amputations (54%) were more common than left-side amputations (46%). The outcome of the study showed that 96% of children with lower-limb loss reached a functional gait pattern without any aids, while the percentage of independence in activities of daily living was found to be 88% in upper-limb loss.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0309-3646",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}