Resources
by Paul H. Lento, MD
What are some of the available resources for children with congenital limb deficiencies or amputations?
National Limb Loss Information Center (NLLIC)
900 East Hill Ave Suite 285
Knoxville, Tn 37915-2568
1 888 267 5669
1 888 AMP KNOW
www.nllicinfo@amputee-coalition.org
Amputee Resource Foundation of America
6480 Wayzata Blvd
Golden Valley, MN 55426
www.amputeeresource.org
www.naric.com
National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
1010 Wayne Ave Suite 800
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3319
1 800 346 2742
www.child-amputee.net
Information regarding children with amputations and limb deficiencies
http://www.kidscanplay.com/whatwecando.htm
Good resource for parents of children with limb deficiency or amputations
Association of Children’s Prosthetic and Orthotic Clinics (ACPOC)
222 South Prospect Ave
Park Ridge, Il 60068
708 698 1632
www.acpoc.org
www.aalonline.com
A Canadian website with good basic information
International Child Amputee Network (I-CAN)
Email MAISER@hoffman.mgen.pitt.edu
Make first line of message read: subscribe i-can
List for the parents and families of child amputees
www.Pubmedcentral.nih.gov
Government resources
References
Edelstein, JE. Rehabilitation for children with limb deficiencies. In Orthotics and Prosthetics in Rehabilitation. Lusardi, MM. Nielsen, CC. (eds). Mass. Butterworth-Heinemann 2000. p 553-568.
Cummings, DR Pediatric prosthetics. New Dev in Prosthetics and Orth 2000; 11(3):653-679.
Riley, RL. Child amputees. In Living with a below-knee amputation. Riley, RL ed. New Jersey. SLACK Inc. 2005. p197-208.
Thompson, DM. Rehabilitation for persons with transfemoral amputation. In Orthotics and Prosthetics in Rehabilitation. Lusardi, MM. Nielsen, CC. (eds). Mass. Butterworth-Heinemann 2000. p 521-542.
Engstrom, B. Van de Ven C. Introduction. In Therapy for amputees. 3rd ed. Engstrom, B. Van de Ven C (eds). New York. Churchill-Livingston 1999. p 1-10.
Evans, M. Pediatric patients with lower-extremity amputations-clinical decision making. In Prosthetics and Orthotics. Seymour, R. (ed) Maryland Lippincott Williams and Wilkins 2002. p 259-280.