Clinical Guidelines: Amputees

Guidelines for Rehabilitation & Care

• Broomhead P, Dawes D, Hale C, Lambert A, Shepherd R, Quinliven D, (2003) Evidence Based Clinical Guidelines for the Physiotherapy Management of Adults with Lower Limb Prostheses, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, London
• Broomhead P, Dawes D, Hancock A, Unia P, Blundell A, Davies V (2006) Clinical guidelines for the pre and post operative physiotherapy management of adults with lower limb amputation. Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, London
  

• Model of Amputee Rehabilitation in South Australia. Government of South Australia, Statewide Rehabilitation Clinical Network. 2012
• Clinical Practice Guideline for Rehabilitation of Lower Limb Amputation. Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense. 2007
• Clinical Practice Guideline for Rehabilitation of Lower Limb Amputation, Summary. Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense. 2008
• Amputee Care Standards in New South Wales. Ministry of Health NSW, Agency for Clinical Innovation. 2008

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  http://www.bsrm.co.uk/ClinicalGuidance/StdsAmpProsRehab.pdf
  Standards and guidelines in amputee and prosthetic rehabilitation
• http://www.csp.org.uk/sites/files/csp/secure/bacpar_preregstudent_education_guidance2013final_1.pdf
  Amputee Rehabilitation Guidance for the Education of Pre Registration Physiotherapy Students
• http://www.csp.org.uk/sites/files/csp/secure/bacpar_amputee_rehab_guidelines_2012_1.pdf
  Evidence Based Clinical Guidelines for the Physiotherapy Management of Adults with Lower Limb Prostheses.
• http://www.csp.org.uk/sites/files/csp/secure/bacpar_quick_reference_guide_2012.pdf
  quick reference guide
• http://www.csp.org.uk/sites/files/csp/secure/bacpar_audit_implementation_guideline_2012x.pdf
  audit implementation guideline
  • http://www.csp.org.uk/sites/files/csp/secure/bacpar_guidelines_2006.pdf
    Clinical guidelines for the pre and post operative physiotherapy management of adults with lower limb amputation
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  http://nzals.govt.nz/assets/Resources/Amputee-care/Amputee-care-guidelines/DebbieHockleyCareGuidelinesReport.pdf
  Design and implementation of interdisciplinary care guidelines for hospital management of amputess in christchurch
  
  

Risk Management

Oedema

http://www.csp.org.uk/sites/files/csp/secure/guidance_v.8_0.pdf
Guidance for the multi-disciplinary team on the management of post-operative residuum oedema in lower limb amputees.

Falls

• Blundell, Bow, Donald, Drury and Hurst.  Guidelines for the prevention of falls in lower limb amputees. 2007. Produced as part of the postgraduate certificate in amputee rehabilitation, University of bradford & BACPAR. Modified April 2008 with contributions from P.Rochester
• http://www.csp.org.uk/sites/files/csp/secure/falls_prevention_lowerlimb_amputees.pdf
  guidance for falls prevention in lower limb amputees
  

Contralateral Foot

http://www.csp.org.uk/sites/files/csp/secure/ka-final_contra_foot_guideline.pdf
Risks to the contra-lateral foot of unilateral lower limb amputees – guideline

Diabetes

http://rnao.ca/sites/rnao-ca/files/Reducing_Foot_Complications_for_People_with_Diabetes.pdf
Reducing foot complications for people with diabetes