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== Client Characteristics  ==

The patient is a 72-year-old retired Postal Carrier. He lives of in a wheelchair accessible bungalow with his wife and 11-year-old granddaughter. His past medical history includes, PVD, CHF, ischemic heart disease, permanent atrial fibrillation, aortic valve replacement, CABAG X 2 with an ejection fraction of 35%. Following a failed fem pop graft, the patient had a right TF amputation on January 5, 2015. He is a non-smoker X 40 years and recovering ETOH abuse. 

He was an inpatient in acute care at the hospital and received postoperative physiotherapy care including bandaging of residual limb, bed mobility and transfers training, ROM and strength training exercises, ambulation with 2 wheeled walker/crutches. On discharge he was given a home exercise program and was followed by the amputee clinic multi disciplinary team. Once the limb had healed he returned to hospital for prosthetic fitting and gait retraining.