Older amputees can attain good outcomes more easily than they used to, thanks to cutting-edge technology and modern clinical practices.
Amplitude / aging with limb loss
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How Well Can Older Amputees Adapt to Prostheses?
A new paper strongly suggests that medical clinicians (not prosthetists) are systematically underestimating senior amputees' capacity to walk with prosthetic legs.
Aging Gracefully as an Amputee
At age 55, Lorie Tensen has been an amputee for 40+ years. She's making plans for many more years of healthy, happy living as a senior amputee citizen.