PM&R
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 232-243, April 2010

Prognostic Differences for Functional Recovery After Major Lower Limb Amputation: Effects of the Timing and Type of Inpatient Rehabilitation Services in the Veterans Health Administration

  • Margaret G. Stineman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, 904 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive; Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021†
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to M.G.S.
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  • Pui L. Kwong, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA‡
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  • Dawei Xie, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA§
    • ,
  • Jibby E. Kurichi, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Diane Cowper Ripley, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center REAP, NF/SG Veterans Health System, Gainesville, FL∥
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  • David M. Brooks, MD, MBA, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA#
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  • Douglas E. Bidelspach, MPT

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affairs Medical Center Lebanon, PA⁎
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  • Barbara E. Bates, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Samuel S. Stratton Veterans Affairs Medical Center Albany, NY and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY⁎⁎

Received 29 July 2009; accepted 18 January 2010.

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 The research for this article was supported by the National Institutes of Health (R01-HD042588). It was also supported by resources and the use of facilities at the Samuel S. Stratton Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Albany, NY.

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PII: S1934-1482(10)00031-6

doi:10.1016/j.pmrj.2010.01.012

PM&R
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 232-243, April 2010

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