Author/Editor		Burger, Helena
Title		Naše izkušnje z rehabilitacijo žrtev protipehotnih min
Type		članek
Source		In: Burger H, editor. Amputacije in protetika. Zbornik predavanj 13. dnevi rehabilitacijske medicine; 2002 mar 15-16; Ljubljana. 1. izd. Ljubljana: Inštitut Republike Slovenije za rehabilitacijo,
Publication year		2002
Volume		str. 205-13
Language		slo
Abstract		Today, Bosnia-Herzegovina ranks among the ten countries with the highest number of landmine casualties in the world. Since 1998, the Rehabilitation Institute in Ljubljana has carried out a program of mine victims' assistance and rehabilitation. In order to identify the subjects who need rehabilitation and a new prosthesis most urgently, the subjects are examined in Bosnia before the admission. Up to present, 822 subjects have been examined. The work is always performed by a small team composed of a rehabilitation doctor and a prosthetist. The medical doctor records the subject's basic history and checks the stump while the prosthetist examines the prosthesis. Most of the examined subjects were young men. Forty-five (45) percent of all examined subjects were found to have non-functional prostheses, which made their walking very difficult or impossible. One third had completely broken prostheses and almost another third had partially broken prostheses. The subjects are admitted to the Institute according to the following criteria: 1. Subjects who have not been fitted with a prosthesis yet; 2. Subjects who have a non-functional prosthesis; and 3. Subjects whose prosthesis is completely broken. Up to present, 477 subjects examined in B-H have been admitted to the Institute. Almost half of the admitted subjects were after trans-tibial amputation, followed by trans-femoral, upper-limb and partial foot amputation. The subjects are included into a complex rehabilitation program. The program includes prosthetic fitting, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, consultation with a psychologist, vocational rehabilitation, sports activities for the disabled and driving an adapted car. When necessary, other professionals can be included into the program, such as doctors from other medical fields, speech and language pathologists or engineers. (Abstract truncated at 2000 characters).
Descriptors		WAR WOUNDS AND INJURIES FIREARMS AMPUTATION ORTHOTIC DEVICES BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA