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Predicting prosthetic rehabilitation outcome in lower limb amputee patients with the functional independence measure
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
|June 1, 1996
Abstract
Objective:
To determine the value of the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) score as a prognostic indicator for prosthetic use in the lower limb amputee patient.
Design:
Cohort study of 41 patients with lower limb amputations.
Setting:
University hospital rehabilitation unit.
Main Outcome Measures:
FIM motor subscore and Houghton Scale for prosthetic use.
Results:
FIM score on admission did not correlate with prosthetic use as measured by the Houghton Scale; however, FIM motor subscore at discharge did.
Conclusion:
The admission FIM score is not useful in predicting successful prosthetic rehabilitation in lower extremity amputee patients. Only the motor subscore at discharge correlates with the use of prosthesis.