[The role of risk factors in exploitation of lower extremity prosthesis after amputation in adults].

The author presents the influence of gender, age, main disease that lead to amputation, other concomitant diseases, side of amputation and number of years since amputation on prosthesis exploitation by adult patients. The aim of this paper was to assess which risk factors and to what degree influence the exploitation of prosthesis of the lower extremities. The analysis was based on the Yule Q correlation factor. The best prognosis was found for male patients less than 60 years old with below-the-knee traumatic amputations. The worst prognosis was for female patients with amputations at femur level with concomitant diabetes and smoking.