The Department of Defense supports more than 118,000 people living with limb loss. The Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence Clinical Affairs team develops clinical standards and training for medical professionals along with support tools for both clinicians and patients. The EACE strives to restore full function for those with limb loss. This goal is decades away, but right now the DOD is committed to:

Individualized, optimized functional outcomes that are driven by patient goals and supported through a whole person transdisciplinary health care team approach.

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Access to Care

• Referral of Active Duty Service Members to an Advanced Rehabilitation Center
• Reserve Component Members’ Referral to an Advanced Rehabilitation Center
• Process Overview for Amputation Care Referrals

Provider Resources

Treatment Protocols

• Bilateral Transfemoral Amputation Rehabilitation Guidelines
• Unilateral Transtibial Amputation Rehabilitation Guidelines
• Unilateral Transfemoral Amputation and Knee Disarticulation Rehabilitation Guidelines

DOD/VA Clinical Practice Guidelines

• Rehabilitation of Lower Limb Amputation, Version 2 - 2017
• Rehabilitation of Lower Limb Amputation, Version 1 - 2007
• The Management of Upper Limb Amputation Rehabilitation (2022)

Best Practices

• Amputation Care Equipment Requirements
• Core Competencies for Amputation Rehabilitation Opens to Rand Corp website
• Amputation and Prosthetic Code Set for Patient Care Documentation

LUKE Arm Clinical Guidance

• Clinical Implementation Plan
• Clinician Information and Screening Considerations
• Patient Information Sheet
• Outcome Assessment and Program Evaluation
• Training Protocol

Patient Resources

• Advanced Rehabilitation Centers Welcome Packet
• Osseointegration Fact Sheet
• DOD Outcome Measures Guidebook

Upper Limb Amputation

• Within Reach: The Rehabilitation Journey After Upper Limb Amputation Opens to Within Reach: The Rehabilitation Journey After Upper Limb Amputation
• Upper Limb Amputation Patient Summary CardGo to Upper Limb Amputation Patient Summary Card
• Upper Limb Amputation Pregnancy Hand OutGo to Upper Limb Amputation Pregnancy Hand Out
• LUKE Arm Patient Information Sheet

Lower Limb Amputation

• The Next Step: The Rehabilitation Journey After Lower Limb Amputation
• Lower Limb Amputation Patient Summary CardGo to Lower Limb Amputation Patient Summary Card