[Early rehabilitation of vascular amputees. Value of the multipurpose prosthesis]

After a recall of surgical indications and of technical points of the lower limbs amputations in arteriosclerosis disease, the authors report their experience of early rehabilitation. They define the aims of the rehabilitation and the means to reach it. Among these, a multipurpose prosthesis made by them, authorized their patients to an early walk training. The results are analysed with 86 patients rehabilitated in 2 years by this method. They have 49 good results/51 with amputation below the knee, 31 good results/35 with femoral amputation. The mean age of the patients is 72.