Amputee Mobility Predictor-Bilateral: A performance-based measure of mobility for people with bilateral lower-limb loss
Michele A. Raya, PhD, PT, SCS, ATC, et al.
We identified a lack of performance-based
instruments designed for use with people with bilateral
lower-limb amputation. To address this deficiency,
we modified the Amputee Mobility Predictor (AMP)
to more accurately reflect the functional capabilities
of people with bilateral lower-limb amputation. The
modified version is called the AMP-Bilateral (AMPB).
We found that the AMP-B and the AMP have a
strong relationship with the 6-minute walk test in the
higher functioning servicemembers with bilateral
lower-limb loss. The AMP-B can assist clinicians
at the Department of Defense medical treatment
facilities and Department of Veterans Affairs medical
centers determine the capabilities of servicemembers
and veterans with traumatic bilateral lower-limb loss
in the performance of mobility-related tasks.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2012.05.0097
Volume 50 Number 7, 2013
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This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows:
Raya MA, Gailey RS, Gaunaurd IA, Ganyard H, Knapp-Wood J, McDonough K, Palmisano T. Amputee Mobility Predictor-Bilateral: A performance-based measure of mobility for people with bilateral lower-limb loss. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2013;50(7):961–68.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2012.05.0097
Raya MA, Gailey RS, Gaunaurd IA, Ganyard H, Knapp-Wood J, McDonough K, Palmisano T. Amputee Mobility Predictor-Bilateral: A performance-based measure of mobility for people with bilateral lower-limb loss. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2013;50(7):961–68.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2012.05.0097
ResearcherID/ORCID: Robert S. Gailey, PhD, PT: I-3458-2013; Ignacio A. Gaunaurd, PhD, MSPT: I-3490-2013
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