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Topic: Amputees

Clinical Trials

- ClinicalTrials.gov: Artificial Limbs - National Institutes of Health
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Amputation - National Institutes of Health

Coping

- Peer Contact for Parents of Children with Congenit - Amputee Coalition of America
- When a Parent Loses a Limb: Helping Children Cope - Amputee Coalition of America
- Starting a Support Group: The Basics - Amputee Coalition of America

Directories

- Summer Camps for Children with Physical Disabiliti - Amputee Coalition of America

Disease Management

- Pain Management: Post Amputation Pain - Amputee Coalition of America
- Pain Management: A Discussion of the Various Techn - Amputee Coalition of America
- Pain Management and the Amputee - Amputee Coalition of America

Financial Issues

- Financial Assistance for Prosthesis and Other Assi - Amputee Coalition of America

Law and Policy

- Guide to Disability Rights Laws - Dept. of Justice
- Suggestions for Social Security Disability Applica - Amputee Coalition of America
- Tips for Voluntary Enforcement of Disabled Parking - Amputee Coalition of America

Organizations

- Amputee Coalition of America -

Overviews

- Limb Loss Frequently Asked Questions - Amputee Coalition of America

Prevention/Screening

- Amputations - Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Rehabilitation/Recovery

- Your New Lower Extremity Prosthesis - Shriners Hospitals for Children
- Advances in Arm Prosthetics - Amputee Coalition of America
- Your New Upper Extremity Prosthesis - Shriners Hospitals for Children
- Consumer Guide for Amputees: A Guide to Lower Limb - Amputee Coalition of America
- Robotic Limbs - Society for Neuroscience

Related Issues

- Farming with an Arm Amputation - Dept. of Agriculture

Research

- Similar Outcomes for Limb Reconstruction and Amput - National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Specific Conditions

- Before Your Amputation: Questions to Ask Your Surg - Amputee Coalition of America
- Wound Care: Preventing Infection - Amputee Coalition of America
- Phantom Pain - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Amputation - Society for Vascular Surgery