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Leg or foot amputation

Living with a leg amputation

An amputee is accompanied by O&P professionals as he trials a leg prothesis
An amputee is accompanied by O&P professionals as he trials a leg prothesis
An amputee is accompanied by O&P professionals as he trials a leg prothesis
Leg or foot amputation

Living with a leg amputation

What happens before and after a leg or foot amputation? What is the rehabilitation process, and what does everyday life look like for a leg amputee?

An amputee with a prosthetic leg faceing a group of prosthetic users

Before the leg amputation

Find out what happens before a planned leg amputation and how you can prepare.

Find out what happens before a planned leg amputation and how you can prepare.

Man after amputation looks out of window

After the leg amputation

Immediately after the operation, the focus is on your health and the healing process. Stump healing and care is particularly important on the way to being fitted with a leg prosthesis.

Immediately after the operation, the focus is on your health and the healing process. Stump healing and care is particularly important on the way to being fitted with a leg prosthesis.

An amputee is accompanied by O&P professionals as he trials a leg prothesis

Rehabilitation and the leg prosthesis

After the amputation, an interdisciplinary team prepares you for everyday life with the prosthesis – including residual limb care, handling and gait training with the leg prosthesis.

After the amputation, an interdisciplinary team prepares you for everyday life with the prosthesis – including residual limb care, handling and gait training with the leg prosthesis.

Partial foot amputation

Living with a partial foot amputation

What happens before the partial foot amputation? What happens afterwards? What is life like with a partial foot prosthesis?

A grandfather with a foot prosthesis enjoys the sunny outdoors with his granddaughter
A grandfather with a foot prosthesis enjoys the sunny outdoors with his granddaughter
Arm or hand amputation

Living with an arm amputation

What happens before and after an arm or hand amputation? What is the rehabilitation process, and what does everyday life with a prosthetic look like?

An amputee trials the Ottobock manufactured bebionic hand while accompanied by an O&P professional

Before the arm amputation

Find out what happens before a planned arm amputation and how you can prepare.

Find out what happens before a planned arm amputation and how you can prepare.

An amputee poses happily

After the arm amputation

After an arm amputation, your recovery is your top priority. Through rehabilitation and professional prosthetic care, you can gradually return to your everyday life.

After an arm amputation, your recovery is your top priority. Through rehabilitation and professional prosthetic care, you can gradually return to your everyday life.

Finger or partial hand amputation

Living with a finger amputation

What happens before and after a finger amputation? What is the rehabilitation process, and what does everyday life with a prosthesis look like?

Finger amputation

Living with a finger amputation

What happens before and after a finger amputation? What is the rehabilitation process, and what does everyday life with a prosthesis look like?

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