Sioson E R
Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 1990 Jan;38(1):51-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1990.tb01596.x.
The case reports describe three elderly amputees with coexisting severe COPD. All three successfully mastered their prostheses and were discharged home able to walk functional distances. This demonstrates that these patients deserve a trial period of rehabilitation in a situation where close medical supervision and optimal medical management are available. Two of our cases died within 5 years, indicating the fragility and poor long-term prognosis of these patients; the third was lost to follow-up.
病例报告描述了三名患有严重慢性阻塞性肺疾病（COPD）的老年截肢者。这三名患者均成功掌握了他们的假肢，并在出院时能够进行功能性行走。这表明这些患者在能够获得密切医疗监督和最佳医疗管理的情况下，值得接受一段康复试验期。我们的两名患者在5年内死亡，这表明这些患者身体脆弱且长期预后不佳；第三名患者失访。
