Disabilities and activities of daily living among veterans with old hip disarticulation and transpelvic amputation.

Background: The Iran-Iraq imposed war lasted eight years and was one of the longest wars of the last century. Twenty-three years have passed since the war ended, but little has been discussed about the long-term results of war amputations in the literature.

Objectives: In this long-term study, we have evaluated the activities of daily living among veterans with hip or hemipelvis amputations.

Impact of pain in vertebral column on activities of daily living in the Iranian amputees with bilateral lower limb amputation.

Purpose: To determine the impact of pain in the vertebral column on the activities of daily living (ADL) level of war victims with bilateral lower limb amputation.

Method: All the war-related bilateral lower limb amputees were invited. More than half of them (n = 335) participated and underwent a thorough assessment after giving informed consent.