Amputees

Clinical Trials

1.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Artificial Limbs National Institutes of Health http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/search/term=prosthetic+limbs&recruiting=true




2.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Amputation National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/condition=amputation&recruiting=true

Coping

1.	Peer Contact for Parents of Children with Congenit Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/fact_sheets/PC_congenital_amputations.html...




2.	When a Parent Loses a Limb: Helping Children Cope Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/fact_sheets/childcope.html




3.	Starting a Support Group: The Basics Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/fact_sheets/start_sg.html

Directories

1.	Summer Camps for Children with Physical Disabiliti Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/fact_sheets/Kidscamps.html

Disease Management

1.	Pain Management: Post Amputation Pain Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/inmotion/mar_apr_98/pain_mgt/page1.html




2.	Pain Management: A Discussion of the Various Techn Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/inmotion/sep_oct_98/painmgt.html




3.	Pain Management and the Amputee Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/easyread/fact_sheets/painmgmt-ez.html

Financial Issues

1.	Financial Assistance for Prosthesis and Other Assi Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/fact_sheets/assist_orgs.html

Law and Policy

1.	Guide to Disability Rights Laws Dept. of Justice http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/cguide.htm




2.	Suggestions for Social Security Disability Applica Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/fact_sheets/ssdapplicants.html




3.	Tips for Voluntary Enforcement of Disabled Parking Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/fact_sheets/ParkingFacts.html

Organizations

1.	Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/

Overviews

1.	Limb Loss Frequently Asked Questions Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/nllic_faq.html

Prevention/Screening

1.	Amputations Occupational Safety and Health Administration http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/data_General_Facts/amputation-factsheet.pdf

Rehabilitation/Recovery

1.	Your New Lower Extremity Prosthesis Shriners Hospitals for Children http://www.shrinershq.org/patientedu/lowerprosthesis.html




2.	Advances in Arm Prosthetics Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/inmotion/may_jun_99/armprosth.html




3.	Your New Upper Extremity Prosthesis Shriners Hospitals for Children http://www.shrinershq.org/patientedu/upperprosthesis.html




4.	Consumer Guide for Amputees: A Guide to Lower Limb Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/inmotion/mar_apr_98/pros_primer/page1.html...




5.	Robotic Limbs Society for Neuroscience http://www.sfn.org/content/Publications/BrainBriefings/robotic_limbs.html

Related Issues

1.	Farming with an Arm Amputation Dept. of Agriculture http://www.agrabilityproject.org/assistivetech/tips/2_arm_amputation.cfm

Research

1.	Similar Outcomes for Limb Reconstruction and Amput National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/dec2002/niams-17.htm

Specific Conditions

1.	Before Your Amputation: Questions to Ask Your Surg Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/fact_sheets/SurgeonQs.html




2.	Wound Care: Preventing Infection Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/easyread/fact_sheets/woundcare-ez.html




3.	Phantom Pain Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00444




4.	Amputation Society for Vascular Surgery http://www.vascularweb.org/_CONTRIBUTION_PAGES/Patient_Information/NorthPoi...