Rehabilitative Treatment as an Alternative in Amputee Patients. Case Report and Literature Review

The amputation or separation of a part of the body, of a lower or upper limb, is a surgical procedure that entails important anatomical, functional, psychological and social consequences. The authors were motivated to present a case from the Specialized Outpatient Center of the Cienfuegos province,...

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Main Authors: Ismaray Sacerio González, Elohilda de la Caridad Cruz Jiménez, Silvia Georgina de la Torre Castellanos
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Published: Universidad de las Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos 2023-11-01
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Online Access:https://revfinlay.sld.cu/index.php/finlay/article/view/1261
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Elohilda de la Caridad Cruz Jiménez
Silvia Georgina de la Torre Castellanos
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description The amputation or separation of a part of the body, of a lower or upper limb, is a surgical procedure that entails important anatomical, functional, psychological and social consequences. The authors were motivated to present a case from the Specialized Outpatient Center of the Cienfuegos province, with the objective of describing the experience during the combination of rehabilitative treatment and natural and traditional medicine in a patient with amputation of the left lower limb. The case of a 52-year-old male patient is presented, with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus and arterial hypertension controlled by treatment, in addition to suffering from hereditary thrombopathy treated with anticoagulants, which is why he underwent surgical treatment. The combination of rehabilitative treatment and natural and traditional medicine in patients with chronic diseases with amputation of the left lower limb is an action of motor and functional conditioning to achieve their return to daily life. The case is presented because the combination of rehabilitative treatment and natural and traditional medicine in a patient who suffers from several chronic diseases is interesting.
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spelling doaj-art-726a36afeaaa4d10a80daa21a414f3ec2025-01-30T21:22:02ZspaUniversidad de las Ciencias Médicas de CienfuegosRevista Finlay2221-24342023-11-01134480488673Rehabilitative Treatment as an Alternative in Amputee Patients. Case Report and Literature ReviewIsmaray Sacerio González0Elohilda de la Caridad Cruz Jiménez1Silvia Georgina de la Torre Castellanos2Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos. Cienfuegos.Centro Especializado Ambulatorio Héroes de Playa Girón. Cienfurgos.Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos. Cienfuegos.The amputation or separation of a part of the body, of a lower or upper limb, is a surgical procedure that entails important anatomical, functional, psychological and social consequences. The authors were motivated to present a case from the Specialized Outpatient Center of the Cienfuegos province, with the objective of describing the experience during the combination of rehabilitative treatment and natural and traditional medicine in a patient with amputation of the left lower limb. The case of a 52-year-old male patient is presented, with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus and arterial hypertension controlled by treatment, in addition to suffering from hereditary thrombopathy treated with anticoagulants, which is why he underwent surgical treatment. The combination of rehabilitative treatment and natural and traditional medicine in patients with chronic diseases with amputation of the left lower limb is an action of motor and functional conditioning to achieve their return to daily life. The case is presented because the combination of rehabilitative treatment and natural and traditional medicine in a patient who suffers from several chronic diseases is interesting.https://revfinlay.sld.cu/index.php/finlay/article/view/1261diabetes mellitushipertensiónenfermedades crónicasrehabilitaciónamputación
spellingShingle Ismaray Sacerio González
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Silvia Georgina de la Torre Castellanos
Rehabilitative Treatment as an Alternative in Amputee Patients. Case Report and Literature Review
Revista Finlay
diabetes mellitus
hipertensión
enfermedades crónicas
rehabilitación
amputación
title Rehabilitative Treatment as an Alternative in Amputee Patients. Case Report and Literature Review
title_full Rehabilitative Treatment as an Alternative in Amputee Patients. Case Report and Literature Review
title_fullStr Rehabilitative Treatment as an Alternative in Amputee Patients. Case Report and Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed Rehabilitative Treatment as an Alternative in Amputee Patients. Case Report and Literature Review
title_short Rehabilitative Treatment as an Alternative in Amputee Patients. Case Report and Literature Review
title_sort rehabilitative treatment as an alternative in amputee patients case report and literature review
topic diabetes mellitus
hipertensión
enfermedades crónicas
rehabilitación
amputación
url https://revfinlay.sld.cu/index.php/finlay/article/view/1261
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