[Results of amputation and rehabilitation]

Authors report on a questionnaire study of amputees having been rehabilitated in three departments of the National Institute of Medical Rehabilitation in 1988. The study was conducted one and a half years (average) after amputation. In comparison to an earlier study on a similar population the ratio of distal amputations has increased and the prosthetic fitting has improved. From these points results are well comparable with international standards. The feeling of isolation of the amputees has decreased since the earlier study. Their chance to get a job has deteriorated essentially, their subsistence problems have increased.