Author/Editor		Zalar, M
Title		Zgodnja rehabilitcija starostnika po amputaciji spodnjega uda
Translated title		Early rehabilitation of an elderly patient after lower limb amputation
Type		članek
Source		Fizioterapija
Vol. and No.		Letnik 8, št. 1
Publication year		2000
Volume		str. 13-5
Language		slo
Abstract		After lower limb amputation in eldery patients our aim is to keep them as psychologically and physically active as possible to enable them to return to their privious environment with satisfactory prosthesis, if possible, and other orthopedic equipment. Elderly people after lowcr limb amputation often can not walk independently and tcmd to sit in the wheelchair through the day. With different techniques of physiotherapy with the emphasize on positioning, we try to prevent the soft tissue shortening and limited range of motion. After the amputation the stumps are often painful, oedematous and unshaped. Essential is proper stump bandaging to achieve maximum shrinkage and shaping of the residual limb.
Summary		Po amputaciji spodnjega uda skušamo starostnika ohraniti psihično in fizično aktivnega. Z ustrezno protezo, če je mogoče, ali z drugimi ortopedskimi pripomočki mu želimo omogočiti vrnitev v prejšnje okolje. Starostniki po amputaciji spodnjega uda običajno ne zmorejo hoje samostojno, zato večji del dneva presedijo. Z različnimi fizioterapevtskimi tehnikami, predvsem s položajnimi tehnikami, skušamo preprečiti skrajšanje mehkih tkiv in omejeno gibljivost sklepov. Po amputaciji so krni pogosto boleči, otekli in neoblikovani. Povijanje krna z elastičnim povojem je učinkovita metoda za oblikovanje in zmanjšanje obsega krna.
Descriptors		AMPUTATION LEG ORTHOTIC DEVICES AGED PHYSICAL THERAPY