[Amputation and rehabilitation].
Amputation is maybe the oldest and most frequent surgical intervention. After the review of the concept of rehabilitation, its methods and the improvement of the rehabilitation technique the earling opinions in respect of the height of the amputation, the surgical technique and the post-operative treatment - the use of a prosthesis included - are discussed by the author.
[Amputation and rehabilitation]. Amputation is maybe the oldest and most frequent surgical intervention. After the review of the concept of rehabilitation, its methods and the improvement of the rehabilitation technique the earling opinions in respect of the height of the amputation, the surgical technique and the post-operative treatment - the use of a prosthesis included - are discussed by the author.