Return to driving after lower-extremity amputation.

Objectives: To study driving behaviors after major lower-extremity amputations and to determine which factors influence return to driving after amputation.

Design: A cross-sectional study.

Setting: Data were collected from patients attending an outpatient amputee and prosthetics clinic between February 2001 and September 2001.

Driving pedal reaction times after right transtibial amputations.

Objectives: To determine if right transtibial amputees have the potential to safely operate the foot pedals of a vehicle with their prosthetic foot, and to determine which of 4 driving techniques is associated with the fastest reaction times.

Design: Repeated measures.

Setting: Outpatient amputee clinic.

Does increased prosthetic weight affect gait speed and patient preference in dysvascular transfemoral amputees?

Objectives: To determine if increased prosthetic weight affects gait speed in dysvascular transfemoral amputees and to see if there is any patient preference for lighter versus heavier prostheses.

Design: Randomized prospective double-blind crossover trial.

Setting: Outpatient, tertiary care, amputee clinic in Ontario, Canada.

Interruptions to amputee rehabilitation.

Objectives: To determine the frequency of interruptions to inpatient amputee rehabilitation, and to identify the causes, risk factors, and consequences of these interruptions.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Inpatient amputee rehabilitation service.