UD Physical Therapy, Independence test functional level of amputees

The Amputee Clinic at the University of Delaware
Department of Physical Therapy works with Independence Prosthetics and
Orthotics to formalize objective measures for patients so that their
functional level can be documented. This aids the patients in determining
what level of prosthetics they are eligible for through insurance - the
clinic has a 99% success rate in getting prosthetics covered. Patients are
seen by the UD physical therapists, prosthetists from Independence and a
physician from Christiana Care. The clinic also serves as a training ground
for prosthetic and physical therapy students at UD.
Independence CEO John Horne has donated $300,000 to the clinic to fund
postdoctoral researchers to process the data collected in order to help
publicize it in literature and research papers.
Learn more about the PT clinic: sites.udel.edu/pt and Independence
Prosthetics-Orthotics, Inc.: www.independen...

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There's ZERO info out there for high level amputees...such as hip disarticulates or hemipelvectomies 😢.