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If you want to know more about amputation injury
and its related effects, there are a great many good resources
available on the web. We list many of the top links here.
The more informed you are, the better able you
are to make the right decisions for you and your loved ones. We
encourage you to explore some of these sites.
• Amputees
On-line A web site designed primarily to help out amputees
and also friends and families of amputees, doctors, prosthetics,
teachers, PE instructors, physical therapists or anyone wanting
to know more about amputation.
• Cripworld
Guide to a glossary of amputation terms.
• The
National Amputation Foundation
• Physical
Medicine and Amputation Rehabilitation
• LIVINGSKIN®
has been recommended to finger amputees, hand and arm amputees,
toe and foot amputees, and leg amputees by rehabilitation experts,
such as hand surgeons, prosthetists, hand therapists, case managers
and anaplastologists.
• Advanced
Arm Dynamics provides worldwide direct upper extremity patient
care. Each patient receives the highest level of comfort, function,
and cosmetic restoration. This is possible because our rehabilitation
team works together through every phase of their rehabilitation
including therapy, psychological counseling, and prosthetic intervention.
• Active
Amps is the on-line connection for amputees with an active
life.
• The Global
Resource for Orthotics and Prosthetics Information
• American
Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists
• International
Children’s Amputee Network
• The Amputee
Information Network
• Amputee
treatment Center
• Above
Knee Amputees
• Stumps
is a whimsical support group of cheerful cripples.
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