FORMAL TRANSLATION OF THE PROSTHETIC LIMB USERS SURVEY (PLUS-M) AND QUANTITATIVE TESTING ON A POPULATION OF NORWEGIAN PROSTHETIC USERS

The massive rise in diabetes mellitus cases and cardio vascular disease world-wide is making lower limb amputees (LLA) a rapidly growing patient group requiring multi-disciplinary rehabilitation. One of the most important factors of quality of life among lower limb amputees is mobility. Today only one tool for measuring of self-perceived mobility is available in Norwegian, and there exist no data on the self-reported mobility of Norwegian LLA.