Lower Limb Trauma Case Study

Amputation of the lower limb is one of the oldest known surgically performed procedures. Even though it is often viewed as a failure of treatment, amputation can be the treatment of choice for any types of severe trauma, vascular disease and tumours. In the states 30,000- 40,000 amputations are performed annually. One of the hardest things after amputation of a limb is mentally overcoming the feeling of being “labelled”. When an individual loses a lower limb, it can be expected that they will lose a majority of their mobility. However, an individual may experience more than just physical obstacles to confront, but can also be susceptible to social, occupational, lifestyle, and/or mental challenges as well (Simone Dune & associates, 2014). When such event occurs, an individual will effectively have their life changed. Restrictions on what they can do from that point in time and further will become apparent. With proper rehabilitation and adapted physical activity, the possibilities and opportunities that persons with lower limb amputations can obtain will undoubtedly increase their quality of life. …show more content…
According to Simon Dunne and associates, a well planned out program for people with lower limb amputations has shown that, “a participant tended to generally adopt a particular internal resource in the pursuit of their goals, determination, maintaining independence and upward social