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Living Well With Limb Loss

difm_admin — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 23:20:03 +0000

With more than 225,000 amputees in Canada (source: The War Amps of Canada), a consumer magazine of our own was long overdue. Enter thrive, a publication dedicated to the pursuit of living well with limb loss, a venue for peer and professional support, a launch pad for consumer advocacy and a social media conversation starter.

THRIVE: TO GROW AND TO FLOURISH

thrive is much more than a magazine… it’s a bond of popular media – print, online and social networking. It’s about industry partnerships that will provide those with limb loss with a first-rate resource for living well physically, emotionally and socially… to grow and to flourish.

ABOUT THE PUBLISHER

Disability Today Publishing Group, a disability community pioneer and leader for over 25 years, is known for its quality publications, and compelling editorial. The publisher of Alignment for Orthotics Prosthetics Canada, and a host of in-house magazine and book titles, the media firm is led by Jeff Tiessen, an amputee of over 40 years. Tiessen, a three-time Paralympian and world record holder, award-winning journalist and Canadian Disability Hall of Fame inductee, is a respected advocate and keenly aware of the informational needs of Canadians with limb loss through personal experience and a vast network of amputees, O&P practitioners and industry partners.

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Impact of Limb Loss

difm_admin — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 23:19:53 +0000

There are currently 1.9 million people living with limb loss in the United States and this number is expected to nearly double by 2050. With an average of 507 people losing a limb to amputation every day, limb loss has a momentous impact on the overall health and quality of life of the U.S.. The predicted escalation of limb loss is primarily tied to the increasing prevalence of diabetes and vascular diseases.

The review presented below is not intended to be comprehensive but to provide highlights regarding the background literature underlying the Limb Loss Task Force recommendations.

Direct Health-Related Costs

In 2014, hospital charges for lower-limb amputation procedures accounted for more than $10 billion.
In 2004, the total hospital costs associated with diabetes-related lower-limb amputations alone totaled more than $1.5 billion .
Professional nursing care at home after losing a limb due to dysvascular disease costs a person with limb loss an estimated $100,000 per year .
A below-knee amputation costs Medicare an average of $81,051 per person.
Trauma patients who undergo attempts at limb salvage over the course of 18-24 months following their injury averaged 53.4 days in the hospital at a cost of $53,462 in hospital charges and, on average, underwent 6.9 surgical procedures with attendant personal and financial costs .

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Legs4Africa

difm_admin — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 23:19:38 +0000

The charity that’s getting Africa back on its feet, one leg at a time

We recycle prosthetic legs that would otherwise end up in landfill and facilitate support groups so amputees in Africa can live more independent, fulfilled lives.

Amputee Support Charity in Africa

Enabling amputees to live more independent lives

Legs4Africa is committed to improving the mobility and independence of amputees in sub-Saharan Africa through provision of rehabilitation services and access to prosthetic legs.

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