Recreational activities of lower-limb amputees with prostheses

Ninety-two (92) persons with lower-limb amputations who regularly used pros theses responded to a survey that included questions about preferred recrea tional activities. This article describes the variety of activities selecte d by these men and women aged 20 to 87 years. Of the activities that were o f high importance, 74% to 88% could be performed. Those activities assigned moderate to low importance were less often reported as able to be performe d. The activities that require high energy level were more problematic for performance. The diversity of identified activities (n = 166) underscores t he value of learning about amputees' activity preferences when making prost hetic prescription decisions.