Amputation

A Team-Based Approach to Amputee Rehabilitation

Educates Service Members, Veterans, families and healthcare professionals on state-of-the-art care for amputee rehabilitation, including what to expect if you are facing amputation surgery.

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American Amputee Foundation

Serves amputees, their families and care providers by gathering information on amputation including studies, product information, available services and self-help publications. Find a prosthetic professional near you.

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American Pain Foundation (APF) - Amputation Information

Provides information related to living with amputations, including those resulting from combat injuries. Focuses on managing wound, post-operative and phantom limb sensation or pain. Includes links to information about phantom limb pain, including frequently asked questions from APF and from the Cleveland Clinic.

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Amputee Coalition of America

Offers support groups and educational programs for individuals who have lost a limb, family members, health care providers and others. Learn about the 10-week educational program designed for people with limb loss.
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Diagnosis & Treatment of Post-Amputation Pain

Discusses post-amputation pain, which is often chronic and disabling, as well as phantom limb pain. Discusses strategies for diagnosing and managing both kinds of pain.
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Eye & Tissue Bank International

Provides corneas and other eye tissue for sight-restoring transplant surgery. Many of our transplant banks also recover such tissues as bone, ligaments and tendons (musculosketal tissue) that restore mobility, as well as skin used in burn and reconstructive surgery, heart valves to correct cardiac conditions, and saphenous veins to remedy circulatory problems.
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MedlinePlus for Veterans

Resource page on Veterans and military health from the National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health that provides comprehensive information ranging from lost limbs to head injuries, post-traumatic stress disorder, rehabilitation and recovery, directories, organizations and more. Also available in Spanish.
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Military InStep - Amputations

Outlines U.S. Armed Forces Amputee Patient Care Program. Includes specific information on war injuries, outlines a team approach to patient care and discusses self-care techniques related to wound care, pain management and grief. Also includes information on rehabilitation, prostheses, the military benefits system and sports and recreation.
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National Amputation Foundation

Provides programs and services to help Veterans who lost a limb or limbs in service to their country. Programs include peer counseling, medical equipment donation and recreational activities.

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National Limb Loss Information Center

Provides limb loss information to consumers, families and providers and maintains a large database of literature, referral sources, publications, prosthetic resources and peer support groups.

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National Limb Loss Information Center - First Step Book

Provides information for individuals considering amputations, including peer support networks, prosthetics and living with amputations.
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New England Journal of Medicine - Mirror Therapy for Phantom Limb Pain

Discusses medical findings related to treatment of phantom limb pain, a common condition in amputees.
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Open Prosthetics Project

Produces useful innovations in the field of prosthetics to speed up the availability of new technology for Veterans.
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The Given Limb Foundation

A non-profit organization that works to improve the lives of people with amputations or diminished use of their limbs.
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VA Polytrauma System of Care

Provides comprehensive inter-disciplinary care at Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers and Polytrauma Network Sites for Veterans and returning Service Members with injuries to more than one physical region or organ system. Each site treats traumatic brain injury (TBI), hearing loss, amputations, fractures, burns and visual impairments. Check out the locations of all sites.

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Vietnam War Traumatic Amputation Site

Part of the Indiana-Ohio Center for Traumatic Amputation Rehabilitation Research. Includes a registry for Vietnam Veterans with amputations to participate in a study related to the life-long effects of amputation.
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Wounded Warrior Sports Program

Provides contact, application and other information related to participation in a sports program for Service Members with combat injuries and disabilities, including amputations.
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